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13 December 2025

The rise of ‘unmeritorious' workplace claims in the age of AI

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While AI-driven access to justice is a positive development, workplace lawyers caution that it strains commissions, courts, and businesses, especially when claims lack merit.
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Legal experts note that AI has empowered unrepresented litigants to file cost-effective claims, often increasing complexity and costs for employers. While AI-driven access to justice is a positive development, workplace lawyers caution that it strains commissions, courts, and businesses, especially when claims lack merit.

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article, "The rise of 'unmeritorious' workplace claims in the age of AI", published in Lawyers Weekly, 3 December 2025

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Michael Byrnes, Partner
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Email: mjb@swaab.com.au

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