Commentary

COMMENTARY

We have allowed a sophisticated class action industry to grow without bespoke regulation

Jason Betts welcomes the Australian parliamentary review into class actions and calls for town hall-style public debates

ARBITRATION

Righting arbitral wrongs: survey comes out against relaxing restrictions on arbitration appeals

Despite clear evidence of mistakes, there is little appetite for extending a right to appeal against the merits of arbitral awards

COMMENTARY

The FCA's bid to resolve pandemic insurance coverage uncertainty

Benjamin Lyon and Katie Power analyse the steps being taken by the FCA to seek guidance from the courts on Covid-19 cover

FAMILY LAW

The unique challenges facing family law during lockdown

Suzanne Kingston provides answers to a series of pressing legal questions faced by families during the Covid-19 pandemic

FAMILY LAW

As economic devastation escalates, it remains a balancing of rights

Zenobia Du Toit reports on how family courts are adapting to South Africa's National State of Disaster

FAMILY LAW

Uncertainties and searching for a new normal to resolve family crises

Family court proceedings in France have virtually ground to a halt reports Frances Goldsmith

FAMILY LAW

With the family courts closed, mediation may be the only option

Delphine Eskenazi explains how the Paris Bar is deploying mediators to resolve parental access disputes during Covid-19

FAMILY LAW

Remote court hearings in Hong Kong: an opportunity missed

Corinne Remedios is disappointed by the failure of the courts to deploy modern technology during the Covid-19 lockdown

FAMILY LAW

The court system has made enormous strides in shifting to remote-based hearings

Family lawyer Gretchen Beall Schumann is impressed by how New York's courts have adapted to the Covid-19 lockdown

FAMILY LAW

Progressing family law disputes through Covid-19 in Australia

Amanda Humphreys reports on how Australia's family courts and lawyers are coping with lockdown