Class Actions in Australia: Controversy and Critique
Emeritus Professor Peta Spender, FAAL
Emeritus Professor Peta Spender is a co-author of the leading Australian casebook on litigation. She specialises in the study of class actions and collective redress. She is also a highly respected corporate law scholar, and has published widely in corporate and financial markets law. She is a Presidential Member of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Chair: Emeritus Professor Stephen Bottomley, ANU College of Law
Venue: Australian Government Solicitor, 4 National Circuit, Barton
This is an in-person event and will not be webcast. Registration is required. Additionally, please contact the Secretariat if you will require parking, or if you wish to attend a dinner that will follow this event, to which all Fellows in Canberra on 18 August are invited.
Due to the snap 7 day lock down announced for the ACT (12 Aug 21) this event is postponed. The event will be rescheduled when the situation is clearer.
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