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Ginny Andersen: Labour's Justice Spokesperson on the party's plan for a justice system shake-up

Published: Sept. 14, 2023, 7:29 p.m.

Labour's promising a justice system shake-up, with the party saying it'll streamline the process for people to take legal action.\xa0

The party claims it'll be a more cost-effective way for groups of people to take legal action together by establishing a class actions regime.\xa0

Labour's Justice spokesperson Ginny Andersen told Mike Hosking that this has worked overseas.\xa0

She says for example, it's good for small investors who get "done over" by a big company.\xa0

It also wants to investigate the threshold for jury trials and increase the uptake of audio-visual technology in courts, to try to speed up hearings.\xa0

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