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Michael Byrnes
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We’re proud to announce that Michael Byrnes has been recog­nised as a Mon­daq Thought Lead­ing Author in the Employ­ment and HR cat­e­go­ry for Aus­tralia in the Spring 2026 awards.

Mondaq’s Thought Lead­er­ship Awards, released twice a year in Autumn and Spring, cel­e­brate authors whose insights have attract­ed the high­est read­er­ship over the past six months. The awards high­light stand­out con­trib­u­tors across mul­ti­ple juris­dic­tions and top­ic areas, show­cas­ing those who con­sis­tent­ly deliv­er valu­able, prac­ti­cal guid­ance to read­ers worldwide.

Con­grat­u­la­tions to Michael Byrnes for or being award­ed a Mon­daq Thought Lead­er­ship Award for Spring 2026 in Employ­ment and HR. 

Spring 2026 Thought Lead­er­ship Awards Employ­ment and HR

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Publications

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…

Strata Plan 92183 v Samdora Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 406 | 'Substantive Control' over Works & s37 of the DB&P Act

In this case, the plain­tiff (Stra­ta Plan 92183) brought pro­ceed­ings alleg­ing defec­tive res­i­den­tial build­ing work in rela­tion to 9 town hous­es…

In the News

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…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“When does a com­pet­i­tive cul­ture become a legal risk?”, pub­lished in AHRI AM on 6 July 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“When does a com­pet­i­tive cul­ture become a legal risk?”, pub­lished in AHRI AM on 6 July…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The prob­lem with Karl”, pub­lished in Radio Today on 29 June 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The prob­lem with Karl”, pub­lished in Radio Today on 29 June 2026To read the…

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