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…
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Electronic Discovery in Court Proceedings: Friend or Foe?
The disclosure of all relevant documents has traditionally been treated as a right of the parties to the litigation, but Australian courts have increasingly placed limits on that right. The…
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7 Landmark Cases of 2016
It was another good year for high profile cases reported in the media in 2016. The seven landmark cases chosen below range from cases with important legal ramifications, to some…
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Flight Centre’s High Court Loss: Lessons for Principals, Agents and Consumers
When Flight Centre, Australia’s largest travel agent, tried to protect its revenue from the sale of airline tickets for Singapore Airlines, MAS and Emirates, it could not have imagined that…
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Misuse of Market Power: What Do the Changes Mean?
Lately, it seems that everyone has an opinion on the proposed changes to section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA). Most agree that we need a law…
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Peter G Willis SC on his New Role as Editor of the Victorian Reports [Q&A]
First published in 1875 and administered since inception by the Council of Law Reporting in Victoria, the Victorian Reports are now available online on Westlaw AU through a new venture between…
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7 Landmark Cases of 2015
The past year has seen a number of very high profile cases reported in the media. Often a case that has stirred the interest of the public and the media…
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Interview with US Ambassador for War Crimes, Stephen Rapp
There are moments when the capacity for humans to commit mass atrocities against their fellow man seems overwhelming and utterly incomprehensible. The Syrian conflict, it would seem, is one of…
Read moreCourts Digitisation: What to Expect as Courts Evolve
While firms have undergone a technological revolution in recent years, courts have been slow to keep pace. But have the winds of change finally arrived? The judiciary has long recognised…
Read moreCompetition Debate Must Move Beyond Effects Test Battle
Leaders of the world’s competition agencies recently met in Sydney at the 2015 International Competition Network Annual Meeting. Their agenda included grappling with inconsistent tests for dealing with unacceptable market…
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