The issued mandate brought a halt to all non-essential, non-emergency construction projects in NSW until 30 July 2021.

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with James Willis on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 19 May 2026 to dis­cuss a recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion case in which the pre­sid­ing mem­ber expressed frus­tra­tion with the influx of unmer­i­to­ri­ous claims to the FWC (from 17:30 to 24:08)

Employees are entitled to 10 days of paid family & domestic violence leave in a 12 month period to deal with impacts of violence.

The new super-court, the FCFCA, is currently working on a consistent set of forms, rules and case management approaches.

You can decide now who should make sensitive decisions for you if you ever lost the capacity to make them yourself.

IP is the legal property in the innovation in your business and it is that which drives your revenue and profit growth.

NSW residential builders can now resort to the SOP Act to promptly recover progress payments from home owners.

Any producer or seller must take care to ensure that the labelling and marketing of their goods is accurate and clear.

Retailers must not mislead customers about the amount of money they are saving during advertised sale periods.

Credit card companies are insisting on improvements to credit card security to protect consumers and retailers from fraud and hacks.

Changes to laws allow increased flexibility to access leave entitlements during the pandemic.

Six legal tips to protect and promote the opportunities of your business.

A company director's personal liability will be extended to include unpaid superannuation guarantee contributions.

Actions against the former directors included copyright infringement, breach of confidence and breach of fiduciary duty.

The Personal Property Securities Act is expected to commence in May 2011 and will have a dramatic impact on the Australian legal landscape. It draws on similar reforms in New Zealand, Canada and the USA.

On 17 December 2010 the NSW Court of Appeal overturned the 2009 Supreme Court decision which found the directors of James Hardie to be in breach of their duties.

The PPSA has significant implications on many businesses, especially those who supply goods on retention of title terms.

The right to terminate a contract is now not enforceable if it is triggered by a party suffering an insolvency event.

A Fair Work Commission decision demonstrates the limits of anti-bullying protections in Australian workplaces, rejecting an employee's claim that routine management actions constituted bullying. The case clarifies what does not meet the legal threshold for bullying under the Fair Work Act, emphasizing that reasonable management action carried out reasonably is specifically excluded from the definition.

Employers should exercise extreme caution to ensure that any disciplinary actions are not linked to unlawful reasons.