Access to Justice—Litigation Funding and Group Proceedings: Report (html)
Appendix B: Consultations
Formal consultations
The following formal consultations were conducted, after the consultation paper was published, to discuss the reform options identified in the paper. Comments from these consultations are cited in the report.
Consultations
1. Professor Vince Morabito, Monash University
2. Judges of the Federal Court of Australia
3. Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria—first consultation
4. Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria—second consultation
5. Associate Professor Jasminka Kalajdzic, University of Windsor, Ontario
Roundtables
1. Conflict of interest and disclosure (professional stakeholders)
2. Certification of class actions (professional stakeholders)
3. Settlement of class actions (professional stakeholders)
4. Contingency fees and alternative sources of funding (professional stakeholders)
5. Views and perspectives of consumers and clients (class members of completed class actions; National Union of Workers; Consumer Action Law Centre)
Participants in roundtable consultations
Individuals
Dr Michael Duffy, Monash University
Chris Hobbs, class member, Marysville bushfire class action
David Kanaley, class member, Leighton Holdings class action
Carol Matthews, representative plaintiff, Kilmore East/Kinglake bushfire class action
Dr Warren Mundy, Presiding Commissioner for Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Access to Justice Arrangements (2013–14)
John Watson, representative plaintiff, AWB class action
Professor Vicki Waye, University of South Australia
Organisations
Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Consumer Action Law Centre
Herbert Smith Freehills
IMF Bentham Limited
King and Wood Mallesons
Litigation Capital Management Limited
Litigation Lending
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
National Union of Workers
Phi Finney McDonald
Slater and Gordon Lawyers
Victorian Bar
Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner
Other contributors
In addition to the above contributors, the following individuals and organisations provided informal comments and information to assist the Commission’s research.
Individuals
Professor Peter Cashman, Sydney Law School
Cate Dealehr, Accredited Cost Law Specialist, The Australian Legal Costing Group
Liz Harris, Accredited Cost Law Specialist
Michael Legg, Director, UNSW IMF Bentham Class Actions Research Initiative
Norman O’Bryan, barrister
Organisations
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Ironbark Funding
Law Aid
Legal Services Council
Victoria Legal Aid