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Regulations needed for litigation funders who can't pay out when cases fail

  • Written by Michael Legg, Associate Professor of Law, UNSW
imageThe lead claimant in an equine influenza class action managed to avoid incurring a substantial costs order being made against them.AAP/Sergio Dioniso

Access to funding for litigation has become a critical component of class action cases in Australia. This is because it provides the necessary financing for this form of expensive and complex...

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