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Michael Byrnes
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Michael Byrnes appeared on 10News+ on 18 March 2026 to analyse the legal issues aris­ing from ARN’s ter­mi­na­tion of Kyle Sandi­lands’ ser­vices agree­ment. Dur­ing the seg­ment Michael pro­vid­ed expert com­men­tary on con­tract ter­mi­na­tion, alleged seri­ous mis­con­duct, and the poten­tial legal con­se­quences for both the broad­cast­er and on‑air tal­ent, offer­ing clear insight into what may hap­pen next in the high‑profile dispute.

Michael Byrnes appeared on 10News+ on 18 March 2026 to dis­cuss legal issues aris­ing from the ter­mi­na­tion of Kyle Sandi­lands’ ser­vices agree­ment by ARN (from 0:55 to 5:25)

to watch the inter­view click here

https://​10​.com​.au/​n​e​w​s​/​n​a​t​i​o​n​a​l​/​1​0​-​n​e​w​s​-​1​8​-​m​a​r​-​2​0​2​6​/​t​p​v​2​6​0​3​1​8​soglp

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Publications

Employ­ers Ban­ning AI Smart Glass­es from the Workplace

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es at work? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy grows, busi­ness­es are nav­i­gat­ing pri­va­cy, cyber­se­cu­ri­ty, work­place sur­veil­lance…

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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In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Tim Web­ster on 2SM on 22 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the use of smart glass­es in the work­place (from 1:24:00 to 1:28:30)

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es in the work­place? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy gains trac­tion, organ­i­sa­tions must bal­ance inno­va­tion with…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 19 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss the use of smart glass­es in the work­place (from 1:06:35 to 1:10:10)

Can employ­ers ban AI smart glass­es at work? As wear­able AI tech­nol­o­gy grows, busi­ness­es are nav­i­gat­ing pri­va­cy, cyber­se­cu­ri­ty, work­place sur­veil­lance…

Press Release | New Spe­cial Coun­sel Appoint­ment — Suzy Whitty

With over ten years’ expe­ri­ence as a prac­tis­ing lawyer and a pri­or career in the Roy­al Aus­tralian Navy, Suzy is recog­nised for…

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