Professor Elise Bant

Professor, Private Law and Commercial Regulation, UWA Law School; Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

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Politics & Society

The game is up for corporate fraudsters

A landmark decision of the High Court explains how corporations can now be held directly responsible for their predatory business models

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Politics & Society

ACCC vs Big Tech: Round 10 and counting

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking on Big Tech again – this time it’s Meta – with a focus on dismantling a key Big Tech defence tool

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Politics & Society

Can Crown’s old habits die?

The Royal Commission says disgraced casino operator Crown Melbourne needs to reform itself - how will we be able to judge whether it has or not?

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Business & Economics

Charging dead clients is dishonest. Really? Who knew

The regulator’s court action against five AMP group companies over the previous scandal that saw dead clients charged fees is a wider warning to corporations

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Business & Economics

Crown, Collingwood and the corporate conscience

The different failures at Crown and Collingwood shows that the law needs to go beyond individuals when holding corporations to account

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Business & Economics

Rio Tinto and the anatomy of corporate culpability

Heads have finally rolled over the mining company’s shameful destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelter, but what are the legal implications and how does corporate culture matter?

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Business & Economics

Holding corporations to account

The slippery concept of corporate guilt too often allows companies off the hook. The law needs reforming

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Politics & Society

Coming clean on hand sanitisers

Why clarifying the distinction between ’therapeutic’ and ‘cosmetic’ hand sanitisers could be critical in the fight against COVID-19

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Politics & Society

The buck stops here: Holding banks responsible for dishonest conduct

With 76 recommendations, Commissioner Ken Hayne’s final report into the Australian financial services industry provides a roadmap to hold the sector to account, especially for the ‘fees for no service’ scandal

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Politics & Society

Misleading conduct? So what!

Indifference and disregard for the rule of law in Australia requires a firmer hand and tougher penalties

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