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Publications

Fed­er­al Court Deci­sion Lim­its Effec­tive Use of Set-Off in Con­trac­tu­al Annu­al Salary Arrangements

The Deci­sionIn a recent Fed­er­al Court deci­sion*, Jus­tice Per­ram held that while con­trac­tu­al set-off claus­es in an annu­al salary arrange­ment can…

Pro­tect­ing your tomor­row, today: The impor­tance of an endur­ing pow­er of attorney

We often talk about the impor­tance of draft­ing your estate plan­ning doc­u­ments, includ­ing how draft­ing your will can ensure your…

Using your con­struc­tion con­tract to man­age and mit­i­gate con­trac­tor insol­ven­cy risk

Intro­duc­tionThe risk of con­trac­tor insol­ven­cy mid way though a con­struc­tion project in the cur­rent mar­ket is real and real­ly expensive.This arti­cle pro­vides…

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Michael Byrnes has pub­lished an arti­cle titled Use of AI Crit­i­cised by FWC” in HR Leader on 2 Sep­tem­ber 2025.

Michael Byrnes has pub­lished an arti­cle titled ​“Use of AI Crit­i­cised by FWC” in HR Leader on 2 Sep­tem­ber 2025.To read the…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, Fair Work warns lit­i­gants against using Chat­G­PT”, pub­lished in The Aus­tralian on 28 August 2025:

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Fair Work warns lit­i­gants against using Chat­G­PT”, pub­lished in The Aus­tralian on 2…

Con­grat­u­la­tions | Angela Har­vey & John Trinh for being recog­nised in 2025 Doyles Guide Rankings

We’re proud to announce that Angela Har­vey has been recog­nised in the 2025 Doyles Guide as a:Rec­om­mend­ed Lead­ing Estates Lit­i­ga­tion Lawyer…

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