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The race for the COVID-19 vaccine and patents: Do we need a temporary lockdown?
Expert Insights 2020-07-09 6:08 pm By Editor

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the economy on its head. At a governmental level, measures have been implemented throughout the world which, in many countries […]

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Corporate wrongdoing is the real reason D&O premiums in Australia are rising
Expert Insights 2020-07-03 4:25 pm By

Part of the sustained attack currently being waged against litigation funders in Australia relates to the impact of funded class actions on the cost of […]

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Will the Heydon scandal finally produce judicial appointments reform?
Expert Insights 2020-07-02 3:17 pm By Editor

The shocking revelations about the complaints of sexual harassment of young female associates working for Justice Dyson Heydon in his years on the High Court […]

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The future of consumer class actions in the wake of Brewster
Expert Insights 2020-06-24 10:14 pm By

In December last year, the High Court handed down its landmark decision in Brewster holding that neither the Federal Court or NSW Supreme Court have […]

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High standards: Challenging a DOCA that compromises a litigation claim
Expert Insights 2020-06-16 6:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Full Court of the Federal Court has affirmed the high standard to be met by any challenge to a Deed of Company Arrangement, where […]

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Correcting the record – litigation funding and returns to group members in funded class actions
Expert Insights 2020-06-15 2:49 pm By Editor

The Parliamentary inquiry into litigation funding and class actions announced earlier this year seeks to ensure fair and equitable outcomes for claimants and group members. […]

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Review of litigation funding – a time for decisive action?
Expert Insights 2020-06-03 4:22 pm By

The recently announced Parliamentary Joint Committee inquiry into litigation funding and the regulation of the class actions industry may present a unique opportunity for decisive […]

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Technology: The key to the future of class actions
Expert Insights 2020-06-02 4:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

What do recent developments in the Australian class actions space including the apparent end to common funder orders (CFOs), proposed contingency fees in Victoria, the […]

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Rokt shows innovation in computer tech needed to cross patentability threshold
Intellectual Property 2020-05-29 8:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

In its recent decision, the Federal Court has confirmed that schemes are not patentable merely because they are “new and ingenious” and are implemented using […]

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Has the court gone too far? Lessons from Celeste Barber’s Bushfire fundraising campaign
Expert Insights 2020-05-28 3:59 pm By

The Supreme Court of NSW ruled this week on how the NSW Rural Fire Service Brigades Donations Fund (NSW RFS Fund) can spend the $51.3M […]

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