Finkelstein will be providing commentary on the topic of Commercial Litigation and the Adversarial System – Time to Move On. John Doyle QC, the former chief justice of South Australia, will also be speaking on this topic, with Justice Simon Whelan to chair the discussion.

Finkelstein has kept a relatively low profile since he handed down his report into the regulation of the Australian media industry last year.

Included in his recommendations was that there should be a “public-interest test” for media ownership and the creation of a news media council.

The former chief executive of News Limited, Kim Williams, described Finkelstein’s recommendations as unconstitutional and mooted possible High Court action if they were legislated.

“It would mean scandals unexposed, public monies unaccounted for, and the interest of the public undefended,” said Williams in July 2012.

The Government later shelved its proposed media reform bills.

Last week, Williams resigned as News Limited’s chief executive.

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News Limited publications have taken an aggressively partisan and anti-Government stance in its federal election coverage to date.

The September conference, jointly organised by the University of Melbourne and the Supreme Court of Victoria, will examine current issues in commercial law.

Victorian Chief Justice Marilyn Warren will provide the welcome address, alongside Professor Carolyn Evans, the dean of Melbourne Law School.

Fiduciary breaches and developments in legal professional privilege will also come under the microscope.

Speakers on these topics include Professor Sarah Worthington from the University of Cambridge, Justice Marcia Neave and Dr Sue McNicol SC.

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