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Scene set for Erin Brockovich-style mass court claims
Most Australians are familiar with a class action involving contaminated water made famous by the Hollywood films A Civil Action and Erin Brockovich. The …
UK competition class action regime out of the starting blocks
After a slow start, use of the UK's new competition collective redress regime is now gathering pace.The first opt-out class action application, on behalf …
Australia and Singapore strengthen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Earlier this month, Australia and Singapore agreed to a substantial new package of bilateral cooperation initiatives to give effect to their …
Hydraulic fracturing supported by West Australian Parliamentary Inquiry
‘Report 42 – Implications for Western Australia of Hydraulic Fracturing for Unconventional Gas’ (Report) documents the findings of the Inquiry, that the …
Have we opened the door to market based causation?
Recent Australian court decisions are also helping create fertile ground for class action litigation. In July 2015, the acceptance into Australian law of …
High Court to determine scope of cartel prohibitions in Flight Centre case
The High Court has granted the ACCC special leave to appeal the Full Court of the Federal Court’s decision in Flight Centre Limited v Australian …
Imminent reform of representative proceedings in Western Australia
Uncertainty surrounding the class actions or ‘representative proceedings’ regime in Western Australia make such claims a rarity but a new report by the …
Contractual construction in the context of regulated industries: Insights from Victoria v Tatts
The High Court of Australia handed down its much-anticipated decision in Victoria v Tatts Group Limited [2016] HCA 5.The decision demonstrates the …
Government's Innovation Statement puts renewables back on the Agenda
Commercialisation of research a key theme in Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda released today. It coincides with the Paris UN Climate …
TPP impact: Mining
As a sector heavily reliant on regional and international trade, the mining sector is anticipated to be substantially impacted by the Trans-Pacific …
TPP impact: Agri-food
Consistent with its objectives regarding other sectors, the TPP aims to create open and efficient markets for trade in agricultural goods.The TPP aims to …
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