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Valid­i­ty, void­abil­i­ty and unen­force­abil­i­ty in con­tract law

If you have entered into a con­tract, you or the oth­er par­ty have draft­ed with­out legal assis­tance, you should con­sid­er some of the unin­tend­ed seri­ous con­se­quences that can arise, includ­ing where a con­tract or a term in a con­tract is void, void­able or unen­force­able. There are dif­fer­ences between valid­i­ty, void­abil­i­ty and unen­force­abil­i­ty. This arti­cle…

Hap­py 2025 Lunar New Year

The Snake sym­bol­is­es wis­dom, intu­ition, and trans­for­ma­tion. It’s a time for strate­gic think­ing, embrac­ing change, and achiev­ing per­son­al growth. May this year bring you suc­cess in all your endeav­ors and the courage to pur­sue your dreams.Thank you for your con­tin­ued sup­port. Let’s make 2025 a remark­able year together! #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheS­nake #Hap­pyNewYear #Pros­per­i­ty #Trans­for­ma­tion #Clien­tAp­pre­ci­a­tion…

Hol­i­day Office Clo­sure — 2024

The Swaab office will be unat­tend­ed over the hol­i­day and new year peri­od from mid­day Tues­day 24 Decem­ber 2024 re-open­ing at 8.00 am Mon­day 6 Jan­u­ary 2025If you have an emer­gency and need to speak with one of our lawyers, please call +61 2 9233 5544.We wish you a hap­py hol­i­days and a pros­per­ous new year…

Excit­ing News | Our New Look Swaab Web­site is Live

What’s New?User-Friend­ly Nav­i­ga­tion: Eas­i­ly find the infor­ma­tion you need with our intu­itive search func­tions, menus, and stream­lined layout.Enhanced Func­tion­al­i­ty: Our site now fea­tures a vibrant Peo­ple & Cul­ture sec­tion that show­cas­es what it’s like to work at Swaab, along with enhanced Exper­tise and Sec­tor Focus pages.Mod­ern Design: Enjoy a fresh, con­tem­po­rary look that reflects our…

CPD webinar/​online mod­ule for UNSW Edge (Law & Justice)

Recent cas­es have shown that expert evi­dence is not the only evi­dence that a Court will rely on in deter­min­ing whether a per­son had tes­ta­men­tary capac­i­ty and lay evi­dence is equal­ly impor­tant. In this webi­nar, John Trinh and Daniel Yaz­dani, explore role of expert evi­dence and lay evi­dence in tes­ta­men­tary capac­i­ty cas­es…

CPD webinar/​online mod­ule for UNSW Edge (Law & Justice)

CPD Webi­nar event: 5 Feb­ru­ary 2025 at 8.30am, host­ed by John Trinh, Spe­cial Coun­sel, Swaab and Daniel Yaz­dani, Bar­ris­ter, 13 St James. Knowl­edge area: Sub­stan­tive law, Explor­ing the role of expert evi­dence and lay evi­dence in tes­ta­men­tary capac­i­ty casesRecent cas­es have shown that expert evi­dence is not the only evi­dence that a Court…

Season’s Greet­ings from Swaab

This hol­i­day sea­son, we reflect on the chal­lenges and tri­umphs of the past year and look for­ward to the promise of the new year ahead. From all of us at Swaab, we wish you a pros­per­ous New Year!Warmest regards,Mary Digiglio Man­ag­ing Partner…

Pro­tect­ed Indus­tri­al Action and the NSW Rail dis­pute before the FWC, Michael Byrnes appeared on Sum­mer Break­fast with John Stan­ley on 2GB on 24 December

Michale Byrnes appeared on Sum­mer Break­fast with John Stan­ley on 2GB on 24 Decem­ber 2024 to dis­cuss pro­tect­ed indus­tri­al action and the NSW rail dis­pute before the FWC:To lis­ten click here…

Aus­tralia Day Sub­sti­tu­tion: The Legal Issues (2025 Edition)

It has been report­ed that some of the largest employ­ers in Aus­tralia, includ­ing Tel­stra, Com­mon­wealth Bank and Aus­tralian­Su­per, are giv­ing employ­ees the option of work­ing on Aus­tralia Day (Jan­u­ary 26) and tak­ing that pub­lic hol­i­day at anoth­er time. This devel­op­ment in recent years has arisen from both a gen­er­al trend towards flex­i­bil­i­ty in…

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Press Release | New Part­ner Appoint­ment — Sarah Heuvel

“As our firm con­tin­ues to grow in align­ment with our strate­gic plan, Sarah’s exten­sive exper­tise in prop­er­ty and com­mer­cial law, com­bined with over 17 years of indus­try expe­ri­ence with­in the prop­er­ty and real estate sec­tor, makes her an ide­al fit for Swaab and this new­ly cre­at­ed role. Her appoint­ment ensures we…

The Employ­ment Real­i­ty of TV Fame (2025 Edition)

Real­i­ty tele­vi­sion shows thrive on intrigue and dra­ma. A key com­po­nent of suc­cess­ful real­i­ty TV shows is the con­tes­tant view­ers love to hate; the vil­lain who, for a brief peri­od of time, becomes Pub­lic Ene­my No. 1. Of course, being cast in that light on a TV show can dam­age the rep­u­ta­tion of…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Ron Wil­son on 3 Feb­ru­ary 2024 on 2SM to dis­cuss the employ­ment law issues aris­ing from employ­ees appear­ing on real­i­ty TV shows

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Ron Wil­son on 3 Feb­ru­ary 2024 on 2SM to dis­cuss the employ­ment law issues aris­ing from employ­ees appear­ing on real­i­ty TV shows (from 23:50 to 29:20)To lis­ten to the inter­view click here…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“How to nav­i­gate mis­con­duct inves­ti­ga­tions involv­ing men­tal health chal­lenges”, pub­lished in HRM Online on 4 Feb­ru­ary 2025

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“How to nav­i­gate mis­con­duct inves­ti­ga­tions involv­ing men­tal health chal­lenges”, pub­lished in HRM Online on 4 Feb­ru­ary 2025To read the full arti­cle click here…

Valen­tine’s Day in the Work­place (2025 Edition)

Valen­tine’s Day, the cel­e­bra­tion of romance and roman­tic love, takes place annu­al­ly on Feb­ru­ary 14.While many assid­u­ous­ly avoid what they con­sid­er to be a crass com­mer­cial­i­sa­tion of inti­mate rela­tion­ships, oth­er embrace with rel­ish the oppor­tu­ni­ties it presents to either affirm or pur­sue romance,A few years ago, exten­sive media cov­er­age (usu­al­ly with accom­pa­ny­ing com­men­tary…