Australia is capital hungry. As a small country, we need foreign investment to grow our agribusiness sector and capitalise on the opportunities presented by our growing region.
Shareholder class actions have become a prominent aspect of the Australian litigation landscape, with suits against blue chip Australian corporations - but what do shareholder class actions achieve?
Is the Proposed Guidance by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on OTC Derivatives Reform driving towards regulatory cohesion, confusion or imperialism?
In lieu of designing and imposing integrity systems, we should dig deeper into understanding of the nature and dynamics of the "micro-foundations" of financial markets.
Despite the headlines, the Centro class action settlements may reflect the danger of a growing thicket of uncertainty and a missed opportunity to clear a path towards clarity in legal obligation.
Since litigation funding was permitted by the High Court over three years ago there has been much debate about the regulation of litigation funding in Australia.