Professor Elise Bant
Professor, Private Law and Commercial Regulation, UWA Law School; Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
See research profilePolitics & 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
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?
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
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
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?
Business & Economics
Holding corporations to account
The slippery concept of corporate guilt too often allows companies off the hook. The law needs reforming
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
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
Politics & Society
Misleading conduct? So what!
Indifference and disregard for the rule of law in Australia requires a firmer hand and tougher penalties