Litigation Funding Inquiry

On 11 December 2017, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General of Australia, provided Terms of Reference to the ALRC for an inquiry into class action proceedings and third party litigation funders.

A Discussion Paper was released in June 2018.

Report 134 was delivered to the Attorney-General on the 21 December, 2018 and tabled in Parliament on the 24 January 2019. The Report made 24 recommendations for reform of class action law and procedure in Australia.