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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz

Supplementary Submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry on Litigation and Class Actions

Further to this post, I made a supplementary submission to the inquiry into litigation funding and the regulation of the class action...

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The end of common fund orders... or is it? The High Court's decision explained

Yesterday the High Court handed down its long-anticipated decision in BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster; Westpac Banking Corporation v...

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Competing Class Actions Getting Hammered

After years of difficult and costly hearings and appeals about which legal team/funder will get to represent the plaintiff where...

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Open vs closed class actions: is the ALRC throwing the baby out with the bathwater?

The Australian Law Reform Commission's Report 134, entitled "Integrity, Fairness and Efficiency—An Inquiry into Class Action Proceedings...

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Why consumer credit protections should apply to small business

I made a submission to the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry in response to...

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ALRC Litigation Funding Regulation Hits Major Stumbling Block

ASIC Opposes Proposed Role as Litigation Funding Regulator As many readers will know, the Australian Law Reform Commission ("ALRC") is...