Author: Eugenia Levine

ALRC’s Recent Report on the Class Actions Regime: Key Recommendations

On 24 January 2019, the Australian Law Reform Commission issued a report entitled Integrity, Fairness and Efficiency – an Inquiry into Class Actions Proceedings and Third-Party Litigation Funders. The ALRC report sets out a comprehensive analysis of the current Australian class actions framework and makes 24 recommendations in relation to the regulation of class action proceedings and funding arrangements.  Key aspects of the recommendations are set out below.