recentrecommendationsformorewide-spreadadoptionofprotocolsinAustralia. Adoptionofpre-trialprotocolshasimportantimplicationsforthecourts,legal practitionersandthecommunity.Thispaperdiscussesthestrengthsofthe proposedpre-actionprotocols,suchasresolvingdisputesmoreexpeditiously ...
It may be significant that the first substantive recommendation of this chapter is to repeat a previous recommendation that“A separate Protocol for child abuse claims is prepared”.This possible development has seen some false starts in the past and it is not clear at this stage whether meaningfu...