ALRC’s ‘leave to proceed’ proposal slammed as de facto class certification

Allens 2018-11-26 1:29 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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A late proposal by the Australian Law Reform Commission to introduce a ‘leave to proceed’ mechanism into class actions has been blasted by a major litigation funder and a plaintiffs-side law firm as a de facto class certification procedure that would ramp up costs and add years of delay to cases.

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