COURSE CATEGORY
Ethics
Class actions and ethical issues
Western Australia Customers
Please note this course has not been updated in the last 12 months and does not satisfy the requirements for CPD in WA.
Updated December 15, 2019
The ethics of civil actions generally is something rarely considered. Lawyers are typically concerned about personal professional ethics rather than with broader ethical questions. This course looks at the broader questions such as conflict of interests between litigation funders and applicants, the problems around cost risks, and summarises the Australian Law Reform Commission Report delivered in January 2019, Integrity, Fairness and Efficiency—An Inquiry into Class Action Proceedings and Third-Party Litigation Funders.
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TARGET AUDIENCE
Lawyers who work in litigation, particularly with a focus on class actions.
CPD POINTS
1
TYPE
Text-based interactive module
Course Author: Stewart Levitt
Stewart is a Principal at Levitt Robinson, Solicitors & Attorneys.
Stewart has had wide international legal experience, strategising and managing litigation in the US, South Africa and PNG.
He is known as one of Australia’s leading practitioners in securities class actions and banking/finance and insolvency litigation, having instigated and conducted the Storm Financial litigation against major banks. He is not only an industry leader but a prominent public commentator and person of influence, having effectively campaigned for policy reforms, as the author of comprehensive submissions to Federal parliamentary enquiries on institutional and regulatory failures during the GFC (2009), and on the role of ASIC (2013).
Acting for company directors and private businessmen, in board, partnership and joint venture disputes, drafting complex contracts focused on the mining industry, and frequently appearing in criminal and commercial courts, Stewart is not only a versatile lawyer but also a tenacious and skilful litigator, with exceptional tactical and advocacy skills.
He has appeared both with and without Counsel in the High Court of Australia and has acted as agent for firms in Israel and Asia and briefly, as speechwriter for a serving President of the Republic of Nauru.
Stewart has acted as legal counsel for several European consular legations in Sydney. He has also written speeches for significant Australian and foreign politicians and media releases for significant individuals and corporations.
