Court intervention in funding arrangements: an Australian template
On 26 October 2016, the Full Court of the Federal Court in Australia delivered its judgment in Money Max Int Pty Ltd (Trustee) v QBE Insurance Group Limited. For the first time, this approved an application to conduct class actions on a common fund basis. It paves the way for litigation funders in open class actions … Continue reading Court intervention in funding arrangements: an Australian template
Jackson LJ gives speech on hot-tubbing: a practitioner’s perspective from Down Under
Jackson LJ advocates increased usage of concurrent expert evidence or “hot tubbing” in England and Wales, primarily based on anecdotal experiences of trial time, costs savings and the facilitation of the writing of judgments. The process has been common in Australia in competition, land and environment cases for many years. It has become the default … Continue reading Jackson LJ gives speech on hot-tubbing: a practitioner’s perspective from Down Under
