Opinion
Class action law reform rushed and seen as Orwellian gaslighting
The Morrison government wants to change the business model of litigation funders and lawyers but the rush to do so could have unintended consequences.
Adele FergusonInvestigative journalist and columnistIt’s make or break time for the Morrison government’s bill to reform the billion-dollar class action and litigation funding industry.
On Friday afternoon a 68-page report was tabled out of session by the government-controlled parliamentary committee, which is chaired by Andrew Wallace, the likely next speaker of the house. Not surprisingly, the committee supported the bill.
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