On 28 September 2018, the Honourable Kenneth Madison Hayne AC QC (Commissioner), released the interim report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry...
From 1 September 2018, the maximum penalty able to be ordered by a Court for a breach of the Australian Consumer Law has significantly increased. According to Australian Competition and...
As Australia continues to be seen as a jurisdiction friendly to securities class actions, a discussion paper from the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has suggested reforms to alleviate the...
Yesterday, the Victorian Law Reform Commission's (VLRC) long-awaited report into class actions and third-party funding was tabled in the state parliament.
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released its much-awaited discussion paper as part of its inquiry into class actions and litigation funding. The discussion paper contains a suite of...
Earlier this week, the President of the Australian Law Reform Commission identified a suite of measures under consideration with the potential to radically reform Australia's federal class action regime. The...