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Work­place rela­tions lawyer Michael Byrnes joined Morn­ings with Graeme Good­ings to unpack the legal ram­i­fi­ca­tions of ARN’s deci­sion to ter­mi­nate Kyle Sandi­lands’ ser­vices agree­ment and why the broadcaster’s move could face a seri­ous legal test.

Michael Byrnes appeared on Morn­ings with Graeme Good­ings on FIVEAA on 18 March 2026 to dis­cuss legal issues aris­ing from the ter­mi­na­tion of Kyle Sandi­lands’ ser­vices agree­ment by ARN (from 68:10 to 75:30)

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Publications

Where is my mind? The rise of con­tentious pro­bate pro­ceed­ings sur­round­ing the issue of tes­ta­men­tary capacity

In New South Wales, fam­i­ly pro­vi­sion and con­tentious pro­bate claims under the Suc­ces­sion Act 2006 (NSW) are increas­ing­ly focused on…

Kyle and Jack­ie O: The Work­place Rela­tions Law Perspective

The rela­tion­ship between show­busi­ness duos often comes to an acri­mo­nious end. Mar­tin and Lewis split at the height of their…

The Paper­cut Deci­sion and the Cur­rent Posi­tion on WFH

The FWC’s John­son v Paper­Cut Soft­ware deci­sion has renewed debate about the lim­its of work­ing from home rights. While some have…

In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on Morn­ings with Graeme Good­ings on FIVEAA on 18 March 2026 to dis­cuss legal issues aris­ing from the ter­mi­na­tion of Kyle Sandi­lands’ ser­vices agree­ment by ARN (from 68:10 to 75:30)

Michael Byrnes appeared on Morn­ings with Graeme Good­ings on FIVEAA on 18 March 2026 to dis­cuss legal issues aris­ing from…

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article, "‘Credible Argument For Kyle To Mount’: ARN Officially Terminates Sandilands’ Multi-Million Dollar Contract", published in B&T on 18 March 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, “‘Cred­i­ble Argu­ment For Kyle To Mount’: ARN Offi­cial­ly Ter­mi­nates Sandi­lands’ Mul­ti-Mil­lion Dol­lar Con­tract”…

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Game Chang­ers Radio pod­cast host­ed by Craig Bruce and Irene Hulme on 18 March 2026 to dis­cuss legal issues aris­ing from the ter­mi­na­tion of Kyle Sandi­lands’ ser­vices agree­ment by ARN

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Game Chang­ers Radio pod­cast host­ed by Craig Bruce and Irene Hulme on 18 March 202…

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