Policy

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz

Dec 5, 2019
10 min

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 Lenthall [2019] HCA 45. By ...

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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz

Nov 22, 2019
4 min

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 competing class actions have...

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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz

Jan 29, 2019
8 min

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 and Third-Party Liti...

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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz

Oct 1, 2018
9 min

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 its Interim Report,...

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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz

Sep 23, 2018
6 min

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 currently conducting a...

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