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An Australian Perspective on Class Action Settlements
Author(s) -
Morabito Vince
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the modern law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-2230
pISSN - 0026-7961
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2230.2006.00588.x
Subject(s) - class action , settlement (finance) , perspective (graphical) , human settlement , action (physics) , class (philosophy) , jurisprudence , political science , sociology , law , epistemology , history , computer science , state (computer science) , philosophy , physics , archaeology , algorithm , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , payment , world wide web
Recent studies of the class action device have prompted legal commentators to turn their attention to the crucial issue of whether this device should be introduced in England and Ireland and, if so, what features this device should possess. The aim of this article is to contribute to this debate by providing an analysis of the Australian experience with one of the most crucial aspects of this device, namely, the settlement of class proceedings. The United States jurisprudence on class action settlements is also extensively referred to.