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Stacks Law Firm
The legal basis for the success of the class action rested on the law of torts and what is termed "private nuisance".
Carroll & O'Dea
Looks at what a class action is & discusses their benefits and shortcomings.
Carroll & O'Dea
Looks at the Judgment finding the class action waiver clause as unfair terms under ACL & potential implications moving forward.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Significant issues and trends in the next 12 months that employers would be well-advised to prepare for.
Piper Alderman
Class Actions Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Australia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
K&L Gates
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...
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
A class action lawsuit was brought against Carnival Cruises over its negligent handling of the Covid-19 outbreak.
ExpertsDirect
Discusses recent case where evidential ruling made to exclude the expert evidence.
Herbert Smith Freehills
In the latest episode of the Fireside Podcast Series, Christine Tran, Christine Wong and Brendan Donohue discuss the growing area of cyber class actions in Australia....
Kennedys
The class action from a defective residential apartment building in NZ could proceed directly against insurers in NSW.
Cathro & Partners
Heather Collins, an investment manager, speaks on the importance of trust and relationships in litigation funding.
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
The class action aims to recover compensation for injuries obtained as a result of taking Covid-19 vaccines.
Herbert Smith Freehills
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...
Vincent Young
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).
K&L Gates
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.
Jones Day
The Civil Procedure (Representative Proceedings) Act 2022 (WA) ("Act") was enacted in September 2022, establishing a class action regime in Western Australia in a form substantially similar...
Herbert Smith Freehills
In February 2023, O'Callaghan J rejected an application for a settlement common fund order (CFO) in Davaria Pty Ltd v 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (No 13) [2023] FCA 84 (7-Eleven) on the basis that CFOs...
New Zealand
Robertsons Barristers & Solicitors
Class Actions Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of New Zealand, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Worldwide
Jones Day
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.
Jones Day
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...
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