Allygroup’s CEO, Joanne Rees, was quoted in the Australian Financial Review on Tuesday 6 March 2012 in regards to government procurement. The Australian Financial Review, 6 March 2012 Emily Parkinson The NSW government will scrap fees to businesses to deliver … Continue →

HEARSAY, ACC Docket, November 2009 By Ronald F. Pol from TeamFactors.com Nowadays, some arbitrations are too slow, too expensive and differ from litigation only by the indignity that the parties pay for the decision-maker as well. Litigation is a hugely … Continue →

The Australian Financial Review, 17 October 2009 James Eyers A new alternative to paying   a fortune to lawyers for inefficient litigation is now on offer. Over canapes and champagne in the Jubilee Room of NSW Parliament House in June, federal … Continue →

Lawyers Weekly 25 September 2009 Sarah Sharples Increased involvement from a greater variety of plaintiff law firms and new litigation funders entering the market are the main trends predicted for the future of class actions. The CEO of legal advisory … Continue →

The Australian, 7 August 2009 Susannah Moran WHEN Joanne Rees managed the mammoth One.Tel litigation while at the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, she began to think about the way major civil cases were being run, and how costs could … Continue →

The Australian Financial Review, 2 May 2008 Spiralling legal costs are forcing companies and governments to call in external management consultants to analyse and overhaul spending in a bid to rein in their budgets and make lawyers more accountable. The … Continue →

The Daily Telegraph, 1 May 2006 THE NSW Government’s move to rein in legal costs, revealed by The Daily Telegraph last week, will be welcomed not just by consumers but also by law firms that have long understood that the … Continue →