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  • Professor Elise Bant

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

  1. 24 March 2022 - Legal Affairs

    ACCC vs Big Tech: Round 10 and counting

    University of Melbourne experts say the ACCC is taking on Big Tech again – this time it’s Meta – with a focus on dismantling a key Big Tech defence tool.

  2. 2 November 2021 - Legal Affairs

    Can Crown’s old habits die?

    Casino operator Crown Melbourne has been told it must reform itself – University of Melbourne expert looks at how will we be able to judge whether it has or not

  3. 1 June 2021 - Legal Affairs

    Charging dead clients is dishonest. Really? Who knew

    Regulatory court action over the scandal in which fees were charged to dead clients is a wider warning to corporations, say University of Melbourne experts.

  4. 16 February 2021 - Legal Affairs

    Crown, Collingwood and the corporate conscience

    Failures at Crown and Collingwood show that the law needs to go beyond individuals when holding corporations to account, says University of Melbourne expert

  5. 11 September 2020 - Legal Affairs

    Rio Tinto and the anatomy of corporate culpability

    Miner Rio Tinto's CEO has resigned over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters; University of Melbourne experts look at the law and culpability

  6. 13 May 2020 - Legal Affairs

    Holding corporations to account

    The slippery concept of corporate guilt too often allows companies off the hook and it is about time the law was reformed, says a University of Melbourne expert

  7. 21 April 2020 - Legal Affairs

    Coming clean on hand sanitisers

    A University of Melbourne expert says clarifying the distinction between ’therapeutic’ and ‘cosmetic’ hand sanitisers is critical in the fight against COVID-19.

  8. 5 February 2019 - Legal Affairs

    The buck stops here: Holding banks responsible for dishonest conduct

    A University of Melbourne expert says Commissioner Ken Hayne’s report into the Australian financial services industry is a roadmap to hold the sector to account

  9. 25 September 2018 - Legal Affairs

    Misleading conduct? So what!

    The Banking Royal Commission has shown us that disregard for the rule of law needs tougher penalties and rules, according to a University of Melbourne expert.

  10. 29 May 2018 - Legal Affairs

    When families and money don’t mix

    Parents can be vulnerable acting as guarantors of their child’s business loan – a University of Melbourne expert says we need better ways to support decisions