2021

Airlines flight credit schemes and consumer law

1. ABC TV, The 7pm News Program, 27 December 2021, interview with Professor Jeannie Paterson (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Hobart, Darwin and regional news programs)

Special manager appointed to Crown Resorts following Royal Commission report

1. “Crown board will have to heel to ‘super director’”, The Australian Financial Review, 29 October 2021, page 9, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

2. “Special headache for Crown”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 October 2021, page 32, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay; also “Special headache for Crown”, The Age, 28 October 2021, page 26, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Debate regarding tax concessions for superannuation

1. “Are superannuation tax concessions fair?”, Choice, 18 October 2021, interview with Professor Ann O’Connell

Fraud charges against the founder of US company Theranos

1. Sky News, The Weekend Business Program, 26 September 2021, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Complexity of the Corporations Act

1. “Reacting to scandals a poor platform for financial services reform: ALRC panel”, Professional Planner, 18 August 2021, report of presentation by Professor Rosemary Langford at Australian Law Reform Commission panel

Centre for Corporate Law research study on financial hardship

1. "Help for people struggling with debt and collectors thanks to National Debt Helpline", ABC News online, 4 August 2021, interview with Evgenia Bourova

2. "Financial Hardship: What it's Like Living with Debt You Can't Repay", Episode 33: We Talk Cents Podcast,WeMoney, 14 June 2021, interview with Evgenia Bourova

Understanding what unconscionable conduct is

1. Understanding unconscionable conduct”, In the Black, 21 July 2021, interview with Professor Jeannie Paterson

Debate regarding the charitable status of some charities

1. “Australian agricultural associations that rake in millions should have charitable status revoked, tax expert says”, The Guardian, 6 June 2021, interview with Professor Ann O’Connell

The regulation of timeshares

1. “Is time up for timeshares?”, The Australian Financial Review, 19 May 2021, page 26, interview with Professor Jeannie Paterson

2. “Australia’s timeshare industry accused of trapping people into long-term contracts”, The Guardian online, 18 May 2021, interview with Professor Jeannie Paterson

3. “Choice wants ASIC action on timeshare contracts lasting up to 99 years”, The New Daily online, 18 May 2021, interview with Professor Jeannie Paterson

Australian Law Reform Commission project on financial services legislation reform

1. “Big budget spend omits ASIC amid role shift”, Professional Planner, 12 May 2021, interview with Dr Andrew Godwin

ASIC brings insider trading case against Westpac

1. “ASIC ‘challenge’ in Westpac insider sting”, The Australian, 6 May 2021, page 13, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Shareholder activism and climate change

1. “Shareholder activism on climate change heats up”, In the Black, April 2021, page 39, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Possible probe by ASIC as to whether any directors or senior managers of Crown Resorts breached their duties

1. “Call for ASIC to probe directors’ failure to act”, The Australian Financial Review, 16 February 2021, page 6, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Calls for chair of the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation to resign

1. “Lands boss fights calls to resign as corporate chaos engulfs board”, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 February 2021, page 6, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay; also “Turmoil at top of Indigenous body”, The Age, 15 February 20201, page 12, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Report of the inquiry into Crown Resorts

1. “‘So much going wrong’: Damning inquiry into Crown Resorts offers lessons in corporate governance”, Smart Company, 10 February 2021, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Government commences process to appoint new chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

1. “Hunt for new chairman key to recovery”, The Australian Financial Review, 1 February 2021, page 10, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Toyota elects to pay back JobKeeper subsidies

1. “’Very positive’: Toyota wins praise as it pays back $18 million in JobKeeper subsidies”, Smart Company, 13 January 2021, interview with Professor Ian Ramsay

Debate regarding the proposed abolition of responsible lending laws

1. “Government banking changes ‘perpetuate abuse’, domestic violence groups fear”, The New Daily online, 25 February 2021, interview with Professor Jeannie Paterson