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.

If you would like to repub­lish this arti­cle, it is gen­er­al­ly approved, but pri­or to doing so please con­tact the Mar­ket­ing team at marketing@​swaab.​com.​au. This arti­cle is not legal advice and the views and com­ments are of a gen­er­al nature only. This arti­cle is not to be relied upon in sub­sti­tu­tion for detailed legal advice.

Publications

Land­lords Beware: New Tobac­co Laws Could Mean Heavy Fines and Even Gaol Time

How Do New Tobac­co Laws Affect Land­lords in NSW?This year the NSW State Gov­ern­ment is crack­ing down on the sale of…

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When there is an emergency

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A Short Sto­ry about Bullying

In the recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion deci­sion of Appli­ca­tion by Gary Whitham [2026] FWC 3322, Deputy Pres­i­dent Col­man gave short…

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