Banksia-inspired conflict of interest regulations quietly take effect
Class Actions 2021-12-01 3:40 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney
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Spurred by the Banksia class action scandal, the federal government has implemented new regulations requiring litigation funders to manage conflicts of interest that arise when the lawyers acting on a class action have a “material financial interest” in the funder that’s running it.

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