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Financing Of Australian Class Actions—Solicitors Common Fund Order Disallowed

The Situation: Australia's highest court has ruled on the question of whether lawyers in New South Wales ("NSW") can charge contingency fees in class action litigation in the Federal Court of Australia...

Australia Litigation

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Jones Day

High Court reinforces fee boundaries: Solicitor's CFOs ruled out in class actions in NSW and all States where the solicitors' rules do not permit contingency fees

Reinstates the Supreme Court of Victoria as the preferred jurisdiction for class action lawyers.

Australia Litigation

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Clouds Over Blue Sky: High Court Limits Solicitors' CFOs

On 6 August 2025 the High Court of Australia (High Court) unanimously held that at the time of settlement or judgment in a class action, the Federal Court of Australia (Federal Court)...

Australia Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How Data Analytics Makes The Difference In Expert Matters

A forensic accountant typically analyses accounting or financial data in a dispute or investigation context to investigate or quantify a financial issue.

Australia Litigation

FC

FTI Consulting

How A 'Dirty' Expert Helps Clean Up Your Accounting Evidence

Australia Litigation

FC

FTI Consulting

What is a class action and is it right for your legal case?

Australia Litigation

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Soft closure, big decision: High Court grants class closure orders in Lendlease Class Action

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

Tips and traps for obtaining and relying on expert evidence

Australia Litigation

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Insights into Arbitration and Litigation Funding with Matt Lee, LFM Disputes

Australia Litigation

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Cathro & Partners

Widely accepted practice in medicine allows for more than one solution to a health issue

Australia Litigation

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Barry Nilsson

The Australian High Court endorses soft class closure notices

Australia Litigation

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Class actions and regulatory intervention – Two sides of the same sword?

Australia Litigation

HN

Holley Nethercote

The future of class actions - potential issues for financial institutions, their directors and insurers

Australia Litigation

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Kennedys

Medibank Class Action: Navigating The Legal Privilege Maze

Australia Technology

AO

A&O Shearman

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Australian Productivity Commission Proposes Text & Data Mining Exception To Copyright Infringement For AI Training

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Keeping Up With ESG In Australia – August 2025

Australia Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Crypto In The Courts – ASIC v Finder Update

Australia Technology

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Top Civil Cases of 2024: Key Precedents That Shaped Australian Law

Here's a closer look at some of the most significant cases that left their mark.

Australia Litigation

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Expert evidence and privilege in Australian courts – a cross-jurisdictional insight

Lawyers must be aware of the different ways in which expert evidence is dealt with in each jurisdiction.

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

Emerging trends in settlement approval and distribution

Three major observable trends likely to be present in the coming years relating to funded class actions.

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

ASIC Enforcement Of Australia's Continuous Disclosure Regime Gets A Boost Through Government Response To Independent Review On Continuous Disclosure Laws

The Australian federal government recently issued its response to the "report of the independent review of the changes to the continuous disclosure laws" prepared by Dr Kevin Lewis (Independent Review).

Australia Commercial

JD

Jones Day

First Tranche Of Australia's Much Anticipated Privacy Law Reforms Revealed

Australia Privacy

JD

Jones Day

Administrative Review Tribunal: A change that merits discussion

Australia Litigation

HR

Holding Redlich

Success in class action for business disruption due to Sydney light rail roadworks

Australia Litigation

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Stacks Law Firm

Understanding class action lawsuits in Australia – a comprehensive guide

Australia Litigation

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Ruby Princess class action waiver clauses unfair

Australia Commercial

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

The Post-reform Workplace: New trends, challenges and opportunities

Australia Employment

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Class Actions Comparative Guide

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

Australian Unfair Contract Terms Laws And International Business: High Court Finds Global Contract Subject To Australian Laws And Class Action Waiver Clause To Be Unfair

Australia Anti-trust

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Class Actions Worldview: Part III—Australia, Germany, And France

Worldwide Litigation

JD

Jones Day

Australian Unfair Contract Terms Regime Renders Foreign Class Action Waiver Clauses Void

Worldwide Litigation

JD

Jones Day

Class Actions Comparative Guide

Class Actions Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Australia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

Australian Unfair Contract Terms Laws And International Business: High Court Finds Global Contract Subject To Australian Laws And Class Action Waiver Clause To Be Unfair

The High Court of Australia (the Court) has provided important guidance on the application of Australia's unfair contract terms (UCT) regime to global standard form contracts...

Australia Anti-trust

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Class Actions Worldview: Part III—Australia, Germany, And France

Although class actions have been common in the United States for decades, they have not been as widely used in the rest of the world.

Worldwide Litigation

JD

Jones Day

Australian Unfair Contract Terms Regime Renders Foreign Class Action Waiver Clauses Void

One of the events which marked the arrival of COVID-19 in Australia was the mass infection of the passengers aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship during its round-trip...

Worldwide Litigation

JD

Jones Day

Ruby Princess class action: Federal Court finds Carnival Cruises to be negligent

Australia Coronavirus

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Class action commenced over Covid-19 vaccine injuries

The class action aims to recover compensation for injuries obtained as a result of taking Covid-19 vaccines.

Australia Litigation

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Class Actions Fireside Podcast Series: EP20: In Conversation With Jerome Doraisamy, Lawyers Weekly

Join Jason Betts and Aoife Xuereb as they sit down with Jerome Doraisamy, Editor of Lawyers Weekly to discuss his editorial approach, the adoption of social media to interact...

Australia Litigation

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Security For Costs Applications In Federal Court Class Actions

Security for costs (SFC) orders cannot usually be made against individuals, unlike corporations, in class actions in the Federal Court of Australia (the general rule).

Australia Litigation

VY

Vincent Young

Optus Faces The Mother-of-All Data Breach Class Actions

Without regular hygiene, personal information holdings can grow out to mother lode proportions, and the last thing Australia needs is a data breach gold rush.

Australia Privacy

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Western Australia's New Class Actions Regime Commences

Australia Litigation

JD

Jones Day

Momentum On Settlement CFOs Stalled (For Now)

Australia Litigation

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Should football players get compensation for their injuries?

Australia Litigation

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Australian Privacy Act Review Report Released

Australia Privacy

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Youth detainees riot at Banksia Hill Youth Prison in WA on NYE

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

The new battleground for crypto class actions

Australia Litigation

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LegalVision

Wave Of Climate-Related Actions By First Nations Peoples Considered Precedent-Setting

Australia Environment

JD

Jones Day

Australian Class Actions Update: Class Actions To Remain A Material Risk

Australia Litigation

JD

Jones Day

Class Actions Fireside Podcast Series: EP19: Insuring Yourself Against Class Action Defence Costs

Australia Litigation

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Update: Western Australia's Class Action Reform Bill

Australia Litigation

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ruby Princess class action commences in Federal Court

Australia Litigation

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Class action waivers - full sail or in the doldrums?

Australia Litigation

K

Kennedys

The Full Federal Court allows consumers to waive their right to be a group member in class actions through standard terms and conditions.

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

Security for costs order made against lead applicants in class action over cryptocurrency

Australia Litigation

K

Kennedys

Class action could be launched against Optus over data breach

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

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Class Actions Fireside Podcast Series: EP17: Bracing For A Year Of Change

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Shareholder class actions: What is the loss?

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KordaMentha

Continuous Disclosure And Class Actions In Australia (Video)

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Dentons

CU LAB: Trends in commercial litigation

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Clayton Utz

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