LAWS6869 - Class Actions & Complex Litigation
Objectives
- Examine the substantive law, legal theories and procedural devices for the litigation and resolution of larger scale, complex civil litigation.
- Focus on Part IVA of the Federal Court Act (Cth) and representative action procedures available in Australia under rules of court and statutory provisions in various areas (including human rights, insurance law, privacy, corporations law and shareholders rights).
- Examine problems of proof of causation in complex civil litigation and the use of statistical and epidemiological evidence.
Content
Product liability, with particular reference to pharmaceuticals and therapeutic devices; shareholder litigation; environmental law and mass torts; anti-competitive conduct and price-fixing; human
rights.
Session
Semester 2 2009
Intensive 8 & 28 August (9.30am-4.30pm) then 6 x weekly Thursday evening classes 3, 10, 17, 24 September & 8, 15 October (6pm-8pm)
The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.
Assessment
- In-depth study of a current or recently completed class action (50%)
- 1 x research assignment (50%)
Courses this unit is available in
Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law | Master of Environmental Law | Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law | Master of Environmental Science and Law | Master of Health Law | Graduate Diploma in Health Law