US Litigation Culture Spreading to Australia

“Australia has clearly made its choice and you are racing down the path, leading globally (after the US) in class action litigation and funding,” says ILR president Lisa Rickard in an interview with The Australian.  Rickard warns that the recent commercialization of law in Australia could lead to the kinds of litigation abuse seen in the United States, and recommends leaders “take a step back and examine” the effect the changes on the legal system.