We are pleased to announce the appoint­ment of a new Senior Asso­ciate with­in our key prac­tice groups of Stra­ta & Con­struc­tion and Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning & Projects. 

Wel­come, Lynne Hawes - Senior Asso­ciate, Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning & Projects and Stra­ta & Construction.

This appoint­ment comes at an impor­tant time in our fir­m’s ongo­ing growth with­in the Stra­ta & Con­struc­tion and Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning & Projects sec­tors. Lyn­n’s exten­sive exper­tise, expe­ri­ence, and capa­bil­i­ties will enhance both our Stra­ta & Con­struc­tion and Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning & Projects teams, enabling us to remain ahead of the curve in meet­ing our clients’ needs. Ensur­ing we deliv­er unpar­al­leled val­ue for mon­ey and qual­i­ty of ser­vice, with our hall­mark of Gen­eros­i­ty of Spir­it and ded­i­ca­tion to the Swaab Brand of Ser­vice,” said Mary Digiglio, Man­ag­ing Part­ner at Swaab.

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Publications

10 year long stop on build­ing defect claims rein­forced for con­tri­bu­tion claims

The recent deci­sion in For­tius Broad­way No 1 Pty Ltd V ACN 103 211 141 Pty Ltd (for­mer­ly known as Wat­pac Con­struc­tion…

A High­er Evi­den­tiary Bur­den for Work Orders: The Prac­ti­cal Impli­ca­tions of The Own­ers – Stra­ta Plan No 102171 v Ceerose Pty Ltd [2025] NSW­CATCD 137

The deci­sion in The Own­ers – Stra­ta Plan No 102171 v Ceerose Pty Ltd; Zone Q Mil­sons Point Devel­op­ment Pty Ltd v Ceerose…

Impor­tant Work­place Rela­tions Changes Effec­tive 1 July 2026

Employ­ers and employ­ees alike should be aware of impor­tant changes in the work­place rela­tions are­na, effec­tive 1 July 2026. From that date:the…

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Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, The PM v work­place stan­dards”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 8 July 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The PM v work­place stan­dards”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 8 July 2026To read the…

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