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Interview | Construction companies must avoid costly legal disputes
Helen shares insights and strategies on how to avoid disputes. You can find the full interview ‘here’. …
Legalwise Seminar | Law for Architects: Contracts, Planning & Disputes
A link to the full program of events can be found here. The program has been developed for architects specifically around the new Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (which came into effect last Thursday 11 June 2020).Helen’s presentation will cover the following areas:How did the Draft Bill come about?What does it mean for…
Updates to NSW WHS Laws: A Brief Overview by Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener
WHS Laws: A Brief Overview On 4 June 2020, NSW Parliament passed the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Review) Bill 2020 (the Amendment Bill) which introduced various changes to WHS laws under the NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2001 (the Act). These changes, the most significant of which are briefly outlined…
The building defects crisis | Q&A webinar
Helen will be joined by our leading experts across a range of areas from architecture, engineering, waterproofing, fire and cladding to discuss all aspects that are impacting on construction industry, where we are going wrong, what we are doing right and what we need to do to minimise the problems that…
Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener are featured in an interview with Lawyers Weekly — 4 June 2020
Michael Byrnes and Emily Capener discuss how to respond to employees on JobKeeper who refuse to return to work. Read full interview here.…
Michael Byrnes featured in The Drive Program on Radio National — 21 May 2020
Michael Byrnes talks with Patricia Karvelas on the Drive Program about the Workplac v Rossato case dealing with casual employees. Listen to the interview here…
Michael Byrnes featured in The Law Report on Radio National — 19 May 2020
Covid-19 emergency responses for witnessing wills and redundancy payouts. And a win for traumatised US Facebook content moderators.Listen to the interview here.…
COVID-19 | 3 reasons for the increase in unfair dismissal claims
The FWC has seen a huge increase in unfair dismissal claims. HRM asks Michael Brynes why this might be and what HR should be doing.View article here.…
COVID-19 Podcast | Michael Byrnes discusses the JobKeeper Scheme with John Stanley 2GB
Michael Byrnes discusses the JobKeeper Scheme (and the legal aspects of rugby league coach Wayne Bennett’s hairstyle edict!) with John Stanley on 2GB, 2CC and 4BC on 6 May 2020 (from 1:31.50).Click here to listen to the podcast.…
COVID-19 | Making it easier for business to operate during COVID-19
Meetings As of 6 May 2020, companies in Australia will be able to convene annual general meetings and other meetings prescribed under the Corporations Act 2001 entirely online rather than face-to-face thanks to the Corporations (Coronavirus (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No.1) 2020.As contemplated in paragraph 5 of the Determination a company that has…