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Australia's Class Action Future: Three Critical Questions Every Decision Maker Should Ask

Our Regulatory and Class Action Risk Symposium reflected the changing landscape of risk, regulation, and corporate accountability in Australia.

Australia Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Claim farming banned in South Australia – legislation update

Claim farming refers to the practice of making unsolicited approaches to people who have suffered injury and persuading them to commence a compensation claim.

Australia Litigation

GC

Gilchrist Connell

The Class Actions Landscape: Australian Class Actions (Podcast)

In this podcast, we explore class actions procedures and trends in Australia, and what similarities and differences there are with England and Wales.

Australia Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Review: Class Actions In Australia 2024/2025

King & Wood Mallesons' annual report, The Review: Class Actions in Australia 2024/2025, charts a record-breaking year for class actions - from unprecedented settlements to landmark High Court rulings.

Australia Litigation

KW

King & Wood Mallesons

Regulatory And Class Action Risk Symposium

Australia Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Class Actions Radar: Australia

Australia Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Class Actions Radar: Scanning Global Trends And Risks

Worldwide Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Legal Team Outlook

Australia Law Performance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Financing Of Australian Class Actions—Solicitors Common Fund Order Disallowed

Australia Litigation

JD

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

Australia Litigation

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Clouds Over Blue Sky: High Court Limits Solicitors' CFOs

Australia Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How Data Analytics Makes The Difference In Expert Matters

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

Clarifying misconceptions of abandonment of employment

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

AI and the rise of ‘unmeritorious' workplace claims

Australia Employment

S

Swaab

Employing Work And Holiday Makers Beyond Six Months | Staying Compliant

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Cross Examining Cyber EP19: Cross Examining Carolyn Pugsley, Christine Wong And Peter Jones (Podcast)

Australia Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

This High Court's decision confirms that the court has power to make soft class closure orders.

Australia Litigation

B

Barry Nilsson

Tips and traps for obtaining and relying on expert evidence

Two recent decisions in the health law space have re-emphasised the need for good expert evidence when litigating claims.

Australia Litigation

GC

Gilchrist Connell

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

This article shares how litigation funders assess cases, manage risks, and decide whether a claim is worth backing.

Australia Litigation

CP

Cathro & Partners

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

The court emphasised the importance of the neutrality of retained experts.

Australia Litigation

B

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

K

Kennedys

Medibank Class Action: Navigating The Legal Privilege Maze

Australia Technology

AO

A&O Shearman

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

Australia Litigation

OC

O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

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

Australia Litigation

PA

Piper Alderman

Emerging trends in settlement approval and distribution

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

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

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

The Situation: The first wave of Australia's expansive privacy law reforms has been introduced into Federal Parliament in the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) ("Bill").

Australia Privacy

JD

Jones Day

Administrative Review Tribunal: A change that merits discussion

Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme Report established that an effective merits review tribunal is crucial.

Australia Litigation

HR

Holding Redlich

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

Australia Litigation

S

Stacks Law Firm

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

A class action lawsuit was brought against Carnival Cruises over its negligent handling of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Australia Coronavirus

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

When might issues of independence and credibility go to the admissibility of an expert's evidence

Australia Litigation

E

ExpertsDirect

Class Actions Fireside Podcast Series: EP21: Tips And Trends – Cyber Class Actions In Australia (Podcast)

Australia Litigation

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court of Australia dismisses insurers' appeal to quash class action

Australia Litigation

K

Kennedys

Litigation Funding Insights with Heather Collins

Australia Insolvency

CP

Cathro & Partners

Class action commenced over Covid-19 vaccine injuries

Australia Litigation

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

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

Australia Litigation

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Security For Costs Applications In Federal Court Class Actions

Australia Litigation

VY

Vincent Young

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

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

L

LegalVision

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

Australia Environment

JD

Jones Day

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

HS

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)

D

Dentons

CU LAB: Trends in commercial litigation

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Clayton Utz

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