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"Super Appeals" say "yes" to common funds
This is just a quick post to say that the decisions in the cases that were the subject of an unprecedented concurrent sitting of the...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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The ALRC, Class Actions, and Litigation Funders: the Good, the Bad, and the (arguably) Unconstitutio
This is my second post in a series on the The Australian Law Reform Commission's Report 134, "Integrity, Fairness and Efficiency—An...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Feb 1, 201910 min read
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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...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Jan 29, 20198 min read
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The 3 Best PDF Reader Apps for Court, on iPad
When it comes to using paper, law is #1 (for those of you born after 2000, that's NUMBER one, not "hashtag" one). Of all of the...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Jan 8, 201914 min read
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Barristers, Rankings, and Diversity
I'm told there is a diversity problem at the Bar—at least according to the presentations they made during the Practice Course, the emails...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Dec 8, 20188 min read
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They're overthrowing the Commercial and Construction List Judge
This shocking piece of news was in the "InBrief" email sent by the NSW Bar Association to its members today: Of course, if you click...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Nov 30, 20181 min read
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Class actions settlements: approving the settlement but not the costs
In Botsman v Bolitho [2018] VSCA 278, Tate, Whelan, and Niall JJA of the Supreme Court of Victoria Court of Appeal have substantially...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Nov 13, 20188 min read
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Beginner's Guide to Dressing Like a Barrister
Becoming a barrister is a pretty daunting task. You have to sit an exam, apply for chambers, find an accountant, register for GST, buy a...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Nov 8, 201813 min read
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High Court split over two bites of the cherry
In UBS AG v Tyne [2018] HCA 45, a 4-3 decision of the High Court of Australia has made it harder for litigants to bring a claim that...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Oct 17, 20188 min read
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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...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Oct 1, 20189 min read
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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...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Sep 23, 20186 min read
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Barrister Practice Management Software Review
One of the things that any new barrister needs to set up straight away is practice management software. There seem to be a few available...

Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Jul 28, 201810 min read
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