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COVID-19 | Witnessing the execution of documents during the pandemic
What’s news in New South Wales? The Electronic Transactions Amendment (COVID-19 Witnessing of Documents) Regulation 2020 (NSW) The COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (NSW) included a regulation-making power in section 17 of Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW) (the Act) to provide for altered arrangements for the signature, witnessing or attestation…
Family law team continue to assist you during COVID-19
At the moment there are real concerns about current parenting orders and how they operate in the COVID-19 climate. It is possible to vary or suspend current Orders and there are also circumstances where non-compliance with Orders can be acceptable if that non-compliance is reasonable. Parents are required to do…
UPDATE #2 COVID-19 | Swaab Business Continuity | 25 March 2020
As the crisis continues to unfold in Australia, we have made the decision that from Thursday 26 March 2020 our entire workforce (including partners) will work remotely. We are very fortunate, that as far as we are aware none of our people have contracted Covid-19. We are committed to providing an excellent…
UPDATE COVID-19 | Swaab Business Continuity | 17 March 2020
Over the past few weeks, with the escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak, we at Swaab have taken precautions to ensure the safety, health and wellbeing of our people, clients and visitors. As the crisis continues to increase in Australia, we have made the decision that from Monday 23 March 2020 we…
World’s Greatest Shave 2020
On Friday night we assembled our hero hairdressers at the Swaab Salon to banish the 9 – 5 hairdo to colour, style and shave hair for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave Event 2020! A massive thank you to all the superheros who took the plunge and got involved on the…
International Women’s Day 2020 #EachforEqual — Monique Loveday
What’s a daily or weekly ritual you have that contributes to your ongoing success? Practising self-care. This has been key to me living a balanced life. As a Family Lawyer, and mother of two young children, I have a very limited (almost non-existent) amount of ‘me’ time so it is essential I use whatever free time I have for self-care. …
International Women’s Day 2020 #EachforEqual — Mary Digiglio
How has Swaab been so successful in achieving gender diversity in a profession that has struggled for so long? The success of Swaab has been built on our culture. Our firm has a history of gender diversity, having being led by females. The female leaders have influenced our firm’s long history of promoting…
Minds Count Lecture 2019
This year, the lecture was delivered by David Westgate. David is a bipolar businessman, writer and mental health advocate and has had a long career as a high-flying businessman working in the field of advertising. David decided to blend his passion and career to become a keynote speaker for the Black Dog Institute after…
Proud supporters of Spark Festival 2019
Following on from last years’ enormous success which saw over 13,000 attendees, the annual Spark Festival is Australia’s largest event for start-ups, investors, entrepreneurs and innovators is set to be a massive success! This year Spark Festival will run a 17-day program from October 10 – 27 and will include over 10…
Beyond a break-up — Australia’s first divorce centre
The Divorce Centre is a one stop shop helping clients navigate one of life’s most stressful experiences and provides legal, emotional and financial advice through an experienced national and local team of divorce coaches, lawyers, mediators, financial planners, and psychologists.We have a wealth of experience throughout our family law team, with both…