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Aus­tralian radio star Jack­ie O Hen­der­son has launched a high‑profile law­suit report­ed­ly worth $82 mil­lion against ARN and KIIS 106.5, spark­ing major dis­cus­sion about con­tracts, men­tal health, and pow­er dynam­ics in com­mer­cial radio.

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Jack­ie O Hen­der­son Files $82m Law­suit Against ARN Fol­low­ing Con­tract Ter­mi­na­tion”, pub­lished in Pedes­tri­an on 31 March 2026.

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Publications

Prop­er­ty and Stock Agents Amend­ment (Under­quot­ing and Oth­er Agent Con­duct) Act 2026

The Prop­er­ty and Stock Agents Amend­ment (Under­quot­ing and Oth­er Agent Con­duct) Act 2026 (NSW) (the Amend­ment Act) was assent­ed on 2…

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…

In the News

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“How impact­ful is the Fair Work Court like­ly to be?”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 27 July 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“How impact­ful is the Fair Work Court like­ly to be?”, pub­lished in HR…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Unions push for sweep­ing new pow­ers for Labor’s Fair Work Court”, pub­lished in the Aus­tralian on 27 July 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Unions push for sweep­ing new pow­ers for Labor’s Fair Work Court”, pub­lished in…

A sig­nif­i­cant mile­stone in one of Australia’s most high-pro­file insol­ven­cy matters.

Michael Hayter and Kel­lie Van Mun­ster are proud to have sup­port­ed Bruce Glee­son and Daniel Soire through­out the receiver­ship of…

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