By Professor Michael James Legg

Journal articles

Legg M; Speirs S, 2018, 'Regulators’ Investigatory Powers and the Harman Obligation Not to Disclose', Law Society of NSW Journal, 48, pp. 82 - 83, https://lawsociety.cld.bz/LSJ-September-2018/82/

Emmerig J; Legg M, 2018, 'The problem of competing class actions', Governance Directions, 70, pp. 356 - 360, https://www.governanceinstitute.com.au/resources/governance-directions/issue-6/the-problem-of-competing-class-actions/

Legg MJ; Emmerig J, 2017, 'Twenty Five Years of Australian Class Actions—Time for Reform', Civil Justice Quarterly, 36, pp. 164 - 176

Legg M; Kang J, 2017, 'Accessing third party documents in a foreign jurisdiction by subpoena: The Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (in Liq) v Mcgrawhill Financial Inc class action', Melbourne University Law Review, 41, pp. 392 - 416

Legg M, 2017, 'Changes to Commercial and Corporations Practice in the Federal Court of Australia', Law Society of NSW Journal, 30, pp. 73 - 73

Degeling SE; Legg M, 2017, 'Class action settlements, opt-out and class closure: Fiduciary conflicts', Journal of Equity, 11, pp. 319 - 345

Legg M; Kang J, 2017, 'Federal Court approves discovery from the US for Australian proceedings', Law Society of NSW Journal, 36, pp. 90 - 91, https://lawsociety.cld.bz/e/LSJ-August-2017/90

Degeling SE; Legg , 2017, 'Fiduciaries and Funders: Litigation Funders in Australian Class Actions', Civil Justice Quarterly, 36, pp. 244 - 264

Legg M; Emmerig J, 2017, 'High Court of Australia Determines Extent to which Class Members are Bound by Class Action Judgment', Governance Directions, 69, pp. 114 - 114

Legg M, 2017, 'Online alternative dispute resolution', Precedent, pp. 32 - 35, https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=055090454045960;res=IELHSS;subject=Asian

Legg M; Davey T, 2017, 'Predictive Coding: Machine Learning Disrupts Discovery', Law Society of NSW Journal, pp. 82 - 84, https://lawsociety.cld.bz/e/LSJ-August-2017/92

Legg M, 2017, 'Ramifications of the Recognition of a Common Fund in Australian Class Actions: An Early Appraisal', Australian Law Journal, 91, pp. 655 - 669

Legg MJ; Harkin M, 2016, 'Judicial Recognition of Indirect Causation and Shareholder Class Actions', Australian Business Law Review, 44, pp. 429 - 434

Legg MJ, 2016, 'The High Court of Australia confirms practice of receiving agreed civil penalty submissions from regulators and wrongdoers', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 5, pp. 228 - 233

Legg MJ, 2016, 'Class Action Settlement Distribution in Australia: Compensation on the Merits or Rough Justice?', Macquarie Law Journal, 16, pp. 89 - 104

Legg MJ; Fisher M, 2016, 'Imposition of Longer Sentences for Insider Trading: The Case of Hanlong Mining', Australian Business Law Review, 44, pp. 377 - 383

Legg MJ, 2016, 'The Future of Dispute Resolution: Online ADR and Online Courts', Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal, 27, pp. 277 - 235

Nehme M; Legg M, 2016, 'Slater and Gordon troubles put spotlight on client protections', Lawyers Weekly, http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/opinion/18699-slater-gordon-toubles-put-spotlight-on-client-protections

Legg MJ; Emmerig J; Sara H; Stacey S, 2016, 'The jurisdiction of the Independent Commission Against Corruption after High Court challenges and legislative amendment in 2015', Public Law Review, 27, pp. 10 - 17

Legg MJ, 2016, 'A Comparison of Regulatory Enforcement, Class Actions and Alternative Dispute Resolution in Compensating Financial Consumers', The Sydney Law Review, 38, pp. 311 - 311

Taylor N; Smith P; Emmerig J; Legg M; Calgaro T, 2016, 'Australian Air Cargo Cartel Class Action Settles – Guidance on Risks and Costs', Competition and Consumer Law Journal, 32, pp. 218 - 221

Legg MJ; Langford C, 2016, 'High Court Rules Late Payment Fees not Penalties in Bank Fees Class Action', Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 27, pp. 256 - 260

Legg M; Goulding C, 2016, 'How the Internet of Things Will Affect the Future of Litigation', Law Society of NSW Journal, 11, pp. 90 - 90

Legg MJ; Soo N, 2016, 'Security for an undertaking as to damages - A principled approach', Journal of Equity, 10, pp. 74 - 87

Legg M; Kang J, 2016, 'Supreme Court Green Lights Concurrent Class Actions', Law Society of NSW, 3, pp. 88 - 89

Legg MJ; Emmerig J, 2015, 'High Court of Australia limits federal proportionate liability regimes to misleading or deceptive conduct', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 4, pp. 12 - 16

Legg MJ, 2015, 'Re Felicity: Costs orders against a solicitor for serious incompetence', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 4, pp. 17 - 21

Legg MJ; Westgarth G, 2015, 'Bank Fees Class Action in Australia Fails Before Full Federal Court', Journal of Banking and Finance Law and Practice, 26, pp. 111 - 117

Legg MJ; Emmerig J; Gingell G, 2015, 'Class Action Settlement Approval – Claims by a Trustee and Beneficiaries', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 4, pp. 92 - 92

Legg MJ, 2015, 'Contingency fees - antidote or poison', Australian Bar Review, 29, pp. 244 - 244

Legg M, 2015, 'Editorial: A Matter of Some Interest', Precedent, 129, pp. 2 - 2

Legg M, 2015, 'Evaluating Class Action Effectiveness', Precedent, 129, pp. 10 - 10

Legg M; Emmerig J, 2015, 'Failed Class Actions: To what extent are group members bound by an unsuccessful outcome?', Governance Directions, 67, pp. 687 - 687

Legg M; Tan , 2015, 'Federal Court Grants Injunction to Protect Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth) Processes', Australian Alternative Dispute Resolution Bulletin, 2, pp. 100 - 100

Legg M, 2015, 'Re Felicity: Costs Orders Against a Solicitor for Serious Incompetence', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 4, pp. 17 - 17

Legg M; Emmerig J, 2015, 'Selig v Wealthsure Pty Ltd: High Court of Australia Limits Federal Proportionate Liability Regimes to Misleading or Deceptive Conduct', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 4, pp. 12 - 12

Legg MJ; Emmerig J; Westgarth G, 2015, 'US Supreme Court revises fraud on the market presumption: Ramifications for Australian shareholder class actions', Australian Business Law Review, 43, pp. 448 - 461

Legg MJ, 2014, 'Full Federal Court Relaxes Commencement Requirements for Australian Class Actions', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 3, pp. 92 - 95

Legg M, 2014, 'Class action settlements in Australia -the need for greater scrutiny', Melbourne University Law Review, 38, pp. 590 - 620

Legg M; Cahill J, 2014, 'Commercial litigation', AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS LAW REVIEW, 42, pp. 131 - 135, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000213340400006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Legg MJ, 2014, 'Client Legal Privilege, Discovery and Expense Reduction in the Information Age', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 3, pp. 78

Degeling SE; Legg M, 2014, 'Fiduciary Obligations of Lawyers in Australian Class Actions', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 37, pp. 914 - 938, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLJ/2014/33.html

Legg MJ, 2014, 'High Court of Australia employs case management and "overriding purpose" to resolve dispute over mistaken provision of privileged documents in discovery', Civil Justice Quarterly, 33, pp. 115

Legg MJ, 2014, 'Litigation Funding in the United Kingdom – Operation and Termination', Australian Business law Review, pp. 131 - 136

Legg MJ, 2014, 'Reconciling the goals of minimising cost and delay with the principle of a fair trial in the Australian civil justice system', Civil Justice Quarterly, 33, pp. 157

Legg MJ; Mirzabegian S, 2013, 'Appropriate dispute resolution and the role of litigation', Australian Bar Review, 38, pp. 55, http://www.lexisnexis.com.au/en-AU/products/Australian-Bar-Review.page

Legg MJ, 2013, 'Class Action Settlement Hurdles', Journal of Civil Litigation and Practice, 2013, pp. 131 - 140, http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/category/journal-of-civil-litigation-and-practice/

Legg MJ, 2013, 'The Australian business judgment rule After ASIC v Rich: balancing director Authority and accountability', Addlaide Law Review, 34, pp. 403 - 426, http://www.law.adelaide.edu.au/review/

Legg MJ, 2012, 'Litigation nation — Revisiting contingency fees, litigation funding and class action fees in Australia', Tort Law Journal, 20, pp. 21 - 21

Legg M, 2012, 'Discovery and particulars of group members in class actions', Australian Bar Review, 36, pp. 119 - 136

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