Open Lecture Series No. 9 (2014) “Comparing Recent Legislative Reform Outcomes and Processes in Australia, New Zealand & Japan: Contract Law, Consumer Law, and Comemrcial or Investment Treaty Arbitration” (Prof. Luke Nottage, Associate Dean, (Int’) Sydney Law School; Co-director, Australian Network for Japanese Law), will be held on 28 November 2014

• Item: Open Lecture Series No. 9 (2014)
• Date: Friday, 28 November 2014, 16:00 to 17:30
• Subject: Comparing Recent Legislative Reform Outcomes and Processes in Australia, New Zealand & Japan:
  Contract Law, Consumer Law, and Commercial or Investment Treaty Arbitration
• Lecturer: Prof. Luke Nottage (Associate Dean, (Int’l) Sydney Law School; Co-director, Australian Network for
  Japanese Law)
• Coordinator: Prof. SAIGUSA, Kenji (Research Staff, Waseda University Faculty of Law)
• Venue: Conference Room No. 1 (5th Floor), Buld.9, Waseda Campus, Waseda University
• Language: English

Abstract
This presentation compares law reform processes and outcomes across several fields of business law particularly in Australia and New Zealand (both following a shared English law tradition), but also briefly Japan.
The focus is on achievements or proposals for statutory reforms impacting on general contract law, consumer law, international commercial arbitaration, and even now investment treaty arbitration (ISDS). A noticeable trend is a growing politicization of the commercial law reform process, especially in Australia, perhaps linked to its federal stracture.