It’s time to simplify and clarify our corporate law
Attorney-General Christian Porter must not face trial by media Chris Merritt 29 October 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper In the final report of his royal commission into financial services, Ken Hayne belled the cat: if the goal is to stamp...
Judicial commission needed to help judges’ welfare
Judicial commission needed to help judges’ welfare Chris Merritt 11 March 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper The timing of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into judicial bias could not have been better. It was unveiled in...
Importance of appeal process on show after Alan Tudge vindicated
Importance of appeal process on show after Alan Tudge vindicated Chris Merritt 7 January 2021 Published in the Australian Newspaper Justice Geoffrey Flick is no slouch. He holds a doctorate from Cambridge and before he joined the bench of the Federal...
Freeze on contingency fees in Senate crackdown led by James Paterson
Freeze on contingency fees in Senate crackdown led by James Paterson Chris Merritt 31 December 2020 Published in the Australian Newspaper It’s almost possible to feel a twinge of sympathy for the titans of Melbourne’s class action industry. For one...