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Why litigation funders need regulation If our focus is to make civil justice more accessible to the general public, then we need to make it timely and affordable and regulation needs to reflect this goal David Friar
Rod Vaughan The Law Commission is expected to release a report next month addressing the level of controls that should be imposed on litigation funders. It comes in the wake of the mid-trial collapse of the $220 million James Hardie leaky-building class action, with no compensation to aggrieved homeowners who were forced into settlement when the funder, London-based Harbour Litigation Funding, pulled the plug. The final agreement saw the funder pay James Hardie $1.25m towards its costs. Harbour said it was not willing to keep funding the case when it no longer believed it could be won. In an earlier discussion paper, the Law Commission asked for feedback on whether regulations should require minimum terms in all litigation funding agreements and, if so, whether the regulations should set out the terms on which a funder can end the funding or discontinue or settle a case. Litigator David Friar says the James Hardie case illustrates one of the pitfalls of such actions. While litigation funding and class actions might offer access to justice in circumstances where claimants may not otherwise have access to the courts, they come with a number of downsides. Friar, who heads the litigation department at Bell Gully, says because litigation funders are investing their own money in bringing a case, they will demand a level of control over key decisions. “These include which lawyers to use, which expert witnesses to use, when to settle and when to walk away. A funder will want to protect its investment. However, that control comes at a cost to claimants, who also have an interest in the case.” Friar says in contrast to funders, claimants’ interests may not be limited to financial interests; they may also want to have their claims considered by a judge and their rights vindicated. Those interests are removed if the funder takes control of the case. “The only limits on litigation funders at the moment are the common law doctrines prohibiting abuses of process and
contracts contrary to public policy,” he says. “It has proved difficult for litigation funding agreements to be challenged under these doctrines.” Friar says the law relating to funder control also remains unsettled. “For example, in PwC v Walker [2017] NZSC 151, the majority in the Supreme Court was comfortable with the level of control the funder had in that case. Elias CJ, however, considered the funder’s control over settlement or discontinuance in that case to be sufficiently substantial to potentially amount to an abuse of process. “In my view, given the lack of protection for claimants in relation to funders and funding agreements in the New Zealand market, it’s important to have a sufficient regulatory baseline to protect claimants. In the absence of that protection, claimants will continue to remain exposed.”
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If nothing is done, then litigation funders will continue to operate within very few boundaries in New Zealand and the judiciary will continue to grapple with the ambit of its powers in reining in funders
Similar sentiments are expressed by Auckland Law School senior lecturer Nikki Chamberlain who is on the Law Commission’s expert advisory panel reviewing class actions and litigation funding. She told LawNews the lack of regulation means there can be conflicts of interest between the funders, class plaintiffs and class solicitors in relation to the control, running and settlement of the litigation. “The courts have been reluctant to get involved in monitoring the terms of litigation funding agreements,” she says. “In PwC v Walker Justice Glazebrook commented that it was not the role of the courts to act as general regulators of funding agreements. Nor was it the role of the courts to assess the merits or fairness of bargains between third party funders and plaintiffs. “The courts’ role is to merely adjudicate on any application brought before them in a proceeding, which may in certain situations involve issues around the funding agreement.” Chamberlain says litigation funding regulation is needed so third party funders can provide access to justice where not otherwise available while also having clear boundaries within which they must operate so they cannot take advantage of potential vulnerable plaintiffs. “This could include regulation around capital adequacy requirements and contractual terms between the parties, such as the length of the notice period required to terminate the
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funding arrangement. “If nothing is done, then litigation funders will continue to operate within very few boundaries in New Zealand and the judiciary will continue to grapple with the ambit of its powers in reining in funders.”
Bad actors Chamberlain says all parties can lose out if there is no regulation. “Both the plaintiff class and defendants may be concerned with who has control over the litigation and funders themselves may be concerned about unreputable funders entering the market and hurting their public perception which, in the end, may impact access to justice. “The adoption of legislation means there will be specific parameters within which litigation funders operate in funding class action litigation. For example, legislation can regulate on the boundaries of litigation funding agreements and litigation management and strategy. “Legislation can also clearly indicate who is responsible for ensuring that funders adhere to the regulations and enforcing the regulations, whether by the courts or alternatively by a third party watchdog.” Chamberlain says several common law jurisdictions that may be relevant to New Zealand regulate litigation funders “In particular, we can learn from our closest neighbour’s, Australia’s, experience in this space – its successes and failures – and, in turn, form a view on the parameters of our own regulation, moving forward. “There is a balance to be struck in any regulation. The funder bears the burden and risk to a large extent if they fund the litigation. As a result, regulation needs to acknowledge their role in making the proceeding happen in addition to protecting the parties involved in the proceeding.” All of which is little comfort for homeowners left high and dry by the collapse of the James Hardie leaky-building class action lawsuit. They believed they had a good case and could prove that James Hardie’s cement-fibre exterior cladding systems were defective, causing their homes to leak. But despite the years of pre-trial preparation, and an impressive line-up of expert witnesses, it all came to nothing when Harbour Litigation Funding bailed out.
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The party funding the case must have the ability to protect its investment, including withdrawing or settling a case which is no longer meritorious
Jonathon Woodhams, a director of New Zealand litigation funder LPF, says while the plaintiffs in the case may feel disappointed by the outcome, it should not result in regulations that prevent a funder withdrawing from a case once funding has commenced. “Litigation can take many years to conclude - more than 10 years in the case of Feltex – and during this time circumstances often change. A witness may not come up to brief, experts may change their opinion, new cases may interpret the law differently. “The party funding the case, whether it is the plaintiff or defendant themselves or a third party such as a litigation funder or insurance company in the case of defendants, must have the ability to protect its investment, including withdrawing or settling a case which is no longer meritorious or the prospects of success have significantly reduced.” Woodhams says the James Hardie case, along with Shadowclad, Feltex, and Steel and Tube, illustrates the significant risks facing funders. “On the basis of statements in the media that James Hardie has spent $25m on its defence, it is possible that Harbour Litigation has lost in aggregate over $40m across the cases mentioned and the plaintiffs were left high and dry. “That’s a lose-lose scenario. This demonstrates the level of complexity around case selection and the magnitude of funder losses, both time and money, if cases are unsuccessful. If our focus is to make civil justice more accessible to the general public, then we need to make it timely and affordable and regulation needs to reflect this goal. “Introducing regulations that add risks to a funder only serves to make funding more expensive which decreases the prospect of plaintiffs being able to bring meritorious cases to the court and fails to address accountability of defendants for harm done. “Any proposed regulatory framework should target arbitrary funders who lack the ability to finance a case in its entirety or don’t have a long-term commitment to the New Zealand jurisdiction or, worse, ambulance-chasing lawyers who are funding their own cases without regard to conflicts of interest that arise when they have significant financial stake in the outcome of the litigation.” LawNews also sought comment from Adina Thorn, the Auckland lawyer who organised the James Hardie case for homeowners. We were told she was on leave and unavailable to answer our questions. For an upcoming ADLS seminar click here ■
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Targeted by the Taliban: Afghanistan’s embattled female judges Women judges are particularly at risk of revenge attacks because the Taliban and their allies consider it unacceptable for women to sit in judgment over men Jenni McManus In her capacity as newly-elected President of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ), Supreme Court judge Susan Glazebrook is calling on the government to include Afghan women judges and their families in the special measures being extended to interpreters, journalists and other personnel who provided essential service to foreign military forces in Afghanistan. Specifically, Justice Glazebrook wants the government to help secure safe passage and refuge for women judges and their families who face grave danger now the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan. There are 250 women judges in Afghanistan. While all members of the judiciary are at risk under the Supreme Court judge Susan Glazebrook Taliban’s rule, women judges are a particular target, she says. The level of risk was made clear to New Zealand Justice Glazebrook says. “We have no reason to be judges and senior members of the legal profession optimistic today. Women at the IAWJ’s biennial judges are particularly at conference in Auckland in Due to the nature of risk of revenge attacks May. Thirty-seven Afghan their work and the past because the Taliban and women judges attended the conference remotely rulings they have made in their allies consider it unacceptable for women to and some spoke of their criminal, anti-corruption sit in judgment over men.” constant fear and the daily and family courts, the She has been in contact risk they faced by simply with women judges in women judges and their going to work. Afghanistan in recent days. Earlier this year, two families face real danger They were already facing female Afghan judges were great personal risk but she gunned down on their way says the events of the past to work. week place them under immediate and ongoing threat. “We know from the last time that the Taliban came “They are understandably frightened and the IAWJ to power in the 1990s that judges were targeted,”
is very concerned for their safety. Due to the nature of their work and the past rulings they have made in criminal, anti-corruption and family courts, the women judges and their families face real danger,” Justice Glazebrook says. “We understand the Taliban has already released prisoners, even from the high security prisons, and that judges are receiving calls with threats along the lines of ‘where will you hide now?’ “Women judges have helped establish the rule of law in their country, an essential pillar of a democratic state. Allowing them to be at the mercy of the Taliban and insurgent groups, given what they have sacrificed, would be tragic indeed.” Afghan women judges have forged strong connections with the New Zealand judiciary in recent years. In 2013, New Zealand hosted six judges from Afghanistan, who visited courts and organisations such as Women’s Refuge, following an IAWJ regional conference. This connection creates a responsibility to act, Justice Glazebrook says. “The international community, including New Zealand, encouraged the women of Afghanistan to take up their studies and to take on positions of responsibility in the community. “Members of our judiciary have been supporting these judges in their roles for many years. Now they need more than our support – they need us to act quickly to secure their safety. I call upon the government to offer some of these courageous women judges and their families safe passage and refuge here in Aotearoa New Zealand as part of the humanitarian response to this situation.” Similar calls have come from across the Tasman where the Law Council of Australia and the Australian Bar Association have urged their government to continue working with its international allies to protect and assist vulnerable Afghans, including the offering of safe passage asylum to those wanting to leave the country. Both organisations have spoken of the ‘terrible risk’ to judges and lawyers and all others who have worked to defend the rule of law in Afghanistan and to support and establish democratic and justice institutions during the past 20 years. ■ 05
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Multiple barriers deter migrants from jury service Migrants and refugees face additional language and psychological barriers that make participating in jury service both intimidating and functionally difficult
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proceedings being almost exclusively in English and the lack of interpretive support available to those with lesser Trial by jury has been an integral part of the criminal English proficiency. law for centuries. Historically, juries have been valued Language barriers are typically as a check against both the insulated worldviews of the first issue that comes to mind the often-privileged judiciary and potential political when considering the challenges that interference. By involving ordinary citizens in these multiculturalism poses to juries, and questions, juries help to ensure judicial decisions for good reason. A study Smith cited reflect the values of the broader population. Isaac Lam claimed four in 10 juries included However, for this function to be effective, juries a person who struggled to hold an must be representative of the population. The proportion of New Zealanders born overseas has been everyday conversation in English. The resources containing jury increasing, reaching 27.4% in 2018. As the population becomes increasingly diverse, representation becomes summons information, both in summons letters and online, were difficult to increasingly difficult to ensure. navigate for New Zealanders with low Selection and exemption levels of English proficiency. Much of the information uses technical legal Under the current system, juries are selected through terminology that a random draw from the population Molly So jurors at beginner living in the court’s jury district. A study claimed levels of English This system has been known to four in 10 juries would struggle to understand. over-represent privileged and older included a person This problem continues in the demographics. Summoned jurors courtrooms. Although only ‘basic can seek exemptions from service who struggled to English’ is required of which younger and poorer jurors hold an everyday everyday jurors when summoned, several often do as they simply cannot conversation in respondents stressed that the afford to take time off to serve. language used in courtrooms On top of these money and English cannot be described as basic. time issues, migrants and refugees Analyses of courtroom language face additional language and have identified that courtroom discussions are psychological barriers that make participating in jury significantly harder to follow. service both intimidating and functionally difficult. In 2014, Hilary Smith submitted a report to the No translation Ministry of Justice (MOJ) highlighting issues New Translations of jury information are not generally Zealanders from refugee and migrant backgrounds available. In 2014, only one sentence in the summons faced in jury service. This focused primarily on 06
information pack sent by mail was translated into Māori and 12 other languages: “If you think you may have trouble understanding the trial, you should speak to a member of staff at the court.” Information about which court staff should be contacted and how the courts could be reached was not translated and unclear, leading to a confusing and lengthy process for some who sought exemptions because of English language ability. At least one respondent recounted a situation where the recipient could not understand the summons information and could not understand what he had to do. Since Smith’s 2014 report, some changes have made jury summons materials slightly more intuitive to navigate, even for those with low English proficiency. One section of the summons letters is translated into 13 different languages: “Court trials are in English. If you can understand and speak English in a group conversation, you should understand enough English to be on a jury. If you’re worried about understanding the trial, talk to court staff.” Details of the telephone number, email address and a map of the relevant court are now listed right above this section. This remains all that has been translated, however. Respondents told of how discussions in the jury room were difficult to keep up with. As people in court tend to look down as they speak, discussions can be hard to follow for foreign language speakers who rely on visual cues. The stenographer is not required to record the proceedings in writing, impacting jurors who may wish to revise the discussions. As jury room discussions are strictly confidential, research on this aspect of the jury process is limited and could overlook other issues.
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Continued from page 06 The interpretive support available to jurors is still unclear. Smith found no information about whether translation or interpretation support was available to jurors with low levels of English language proficiency; the only interpretive support available appeared to be for jurors with disabilities. Interpretive support still appears to be available only for parties going to court.
Psychological barriers Less immediately apparent are psychological barriers from certain aspects of the jury process that may intimidate overseas-born New Zealanders or discourage them from believing they are fit for jury duty. Some testimonies Smith cites say the lack of procedural clarity made some second-language English speakers deem themselves unfit to sit on a jury. One respondent noted that some low, mid and pre-intermediate English students were ‘horrified’ that they could be sending someone to jail and sought language-based exemptions on that thought alone. Another account came from a former lawyer trained overseas, who felt anxious that his weaker English language abilities could cause him to easily misunderstand details and thus cloud the
refugees could hurt the integrity of the New Zealand criminal system and therefore should not serve on juries. But Smith notes the lack of understanding of courtroom procedures is not a uniquely migrant or refugee issue but a general problem for jurors in New Zealand. She argues the better solution is to provide better explanatory materials, which currently do not cater well to those less fluent in English. Another psychological barrier is the controversial challenge process during jury selection. Before a case is heard, parties can challenge whether jurors are fit to sit on the jury, often without having to give a reason. Smith provides an account of two people who turned up to attend jury service but felt “very intimidated by the officious officials and overwhelmed by the proceedings” and after being challenged “felt it was possibly anti-Asian”. The challenge process can be intimidating and jury’s judgment. embarrassing for someone who may not understand This preemptory self-selection out of jury it. The jurors being challenged are singled out and in duty is undesirable. Juries have already seen front of everyone while the parties and their lawyers an overrepresentation of wealthier and older whisper and point at them. demographics. Excessively stringent self-selection In other jurisdictions where the out of jury service on a wide scale challenge process has been studied would further entrench this dynamic. Many migrants in detail, ethnicity and background is Smith argues this could be and refugees a common ground for challenges. In avoided by clarifying the standard fear the courts Australia, when non-white defendants of English proficiency required for are being trialed in criminal cases, jury service. This has been revised because of prosecutors often seek to exclude slightly since 2014 to read: “If you can experiences jurors who share a common ethnic understand and speak English in a with unsafe background with the victim, fearing group conversation”. However, this they would be over-sympathetic still requires self-evaluation. legal systems towards the victim. in their former Culture and compatibility Being challenged off a jury can home countries be a stressful experience, particularly These psychological barriers extend for migrants and refugees, who are beyond language issues to cultural likely to also be ethnic minorities. differences. Many migrants and They could perceive the process as being racially refugees fear the courts because of experiences with discriminatory or a personal attack on the integrity of unsafe legal systems in their former home countries. their citizenship. Being challenged off a jury because Migrants from countries with legal systems based on of ethnicity might feel akin to being told one was too religious law (such as sharia) or socialist law (such as foreign to have a say in the laws of New Zealand or in communist or formerly communist countries) may be unfamiliar with the concept and role of the jury. These issues are controversial and tempting to Continued on page 13 politicise. They raise concerns that migrants and 07
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Cybersecurity has become a norm in the way we do business. Every law firm is subject to risk and attack from the increasing cyber-threats floating around the internet. Many see cybersecurity as something to worry about only after an attack happens and consider the cost of cyber-threat protection to be too high. But there are simple ways to protect yourself right now by developing strategies that won’t cost the partners another mortgage. The risk to cybersecurity is real. You should treat it as a matter of when, rather than if, your firm will be hacked. New regulations and sanctions are now the norm, with some falling into criminal sanction. Firms can no longer turn a blind eye. For many New Zealand law firms, the onceunthinkable has already become reality, with a breach and the high cost of recovery causing anxiety to partners. And there’s also the attempt to salvage your reputation with clients, manage a breach of the Rules of Conduct and Client Care, an investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, the risk of criminal sanction under s 118 of the Privacy Act 2020, the increased insurance premiums (if you can still get cover) and the need to get your data back. Cybersecurity is no longer something to deal with after you’ve come under attack. It needs to happen
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that one’s cultural background was incompatible with what the laws hold out New Zealand to be. Challenges are a controversial part of the jury process; many critics from jurisdictions around the world support their abolition. Smith, however, believes the process just needs to be more clearly explained. The Law Commission noted that judges in New Zealand sometimes do explain the peremptory challenge process during jury selection, emphasising that it should not be taken personally. However, this
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now. The team from ADLS’ Technology and Law committee has put together a simple but effective panel to discuss your fears and options for ways to manage, maintain and take simple, affordable steps now to protect your firm against this ever-increasing risk.
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does not appear to be a mandatory or standardised procedure. The challenge procedure is explained briefly on the MoJ’s website but only in English and not in the jury summons materials. While Smith’s report, and the changes it recommended, focus primarily on language barriers, the issues deterring and excluding migrants and refugees from sitting on juries run deeper than that. Current procedures may make jury service seem psychologically intimidating for New Zealanders born overseas, leading them to feel unworthy or unfit to participate as jurors. These language and psychological barriers make
it less likely that foreign-born jurors can and will participate in jury service, further undermining the jury’s fundamental function of a check on judicial authority that accurately represents broader societal values. More interpretive support and greater clarification of court procedures would go a long way to make jury service more accessible to migrants and refugees, allowing juries to better represent New Zealand’s increasingly diverse population. Isaac Lam and Molly So are students at the University of Auckland’s Law School and members of the Equal Justice Project ■ 13
Chancery Chambers office for rent Three office spaces are available in the heritage Chancery Chambers building on the corner of Chancery and O’Connell Streets.
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Towards Sustainability: The Role of the Law Firm Tuesday 16 November | 4.00pm - 6.15pm A thriving, resilient, safe, and ultimately sustainable world is an enticing prospect. It’s also an imperative. What responsibilities do lawyers and law firms have to help bring about that future?
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SOLICITOR OPPORTUNITIES We have a number of roles available in various locations. These roles range from junior to senior and include partnership opportunities. Property / Commercial Property Litigation – Construction & Employment Family, Trusts, Wills & Estates Corporate & Commercial Contact Ally or Sarah +64 9 359 9244 or info@legalpersonnel.co.nz
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Burning Issues Forum 2021 Thursday 23 September | 4.00pm - 6.00pm Presenters: Philip Skelton QC, Bankside Chambers; Mere King, Partner, Buddle Findlay; Liz Coats, Partner, Bell Gully; Shelley Kopu, Lawyer, Shelley Kopu Law; Rosemary Wooders, Senior associate, Bell Gully Chair: Rachael Judge, Senior associate, Simpson Grierson Followed by drinks and nibbles.
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