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class actions update
28 Mar 2022 Full Federal Court allows notice foreshadowing proposed class closure; opens door to High Court challenge
Today the Full Federal Court delivered an important decision on class closure in group proceedings. The decision allows group members to be told they could be…
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class actions update
16 Feb 2022 High Court allows use of compulsory examination powers to investigate class actions
John Pavlakis, Partner; Andrew Westcott, Expertise Counsel; Reuben Heim, Lawyer.
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class actions update
09 Feb 2022 First contingency fee approved: what next?
Authors: John Pavlakis, Partner; Andrew Westcott, Expertise Counsel; and Sophia Kwiet, Lawyer
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class actions update
16 Sep 2021 Class action contingency fees - how common will they be?
Authors: John Pavlakis, Partner; Andrew Westcott, Senior Expertise Lawyer; and Sheenae LeCornu, Lawyer
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class actions update
10 Mar 2021 High Court confirms power to stay competing class actions
Authors: Ian Bolster, Partner; John Pavlakis, Partner; Andrew Westcott, Senior Expertise Lawyer; and Emma Della Posta, Lawyer
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Class Actions Update - AUSTRALIA
22 Jun 2020 Victoria introduces common fund contingency fees for class actions
Victorian Parliament has passed legislation authorising common fund contingency fees in Supreme Court class actions.
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CLASS ACTION UPDATE
05 Dec 2019 Not for the common good
Authors: John Pavlakis (Partner), Ian Bolster (Partner), Ellena Petinos (Senior Associate) and Tess Grieve (Lawyer)
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CLASS ACTION UPDATE
03 Dec 2019 Brisbane Floods Class Action - Court opens the gate for damages claim against public authority
Authors: John Pavlakis (Partner), Ian Bolster (Partner), Ellena Petinos (Senior Associate) and Sophia Kwiet (Graduate)
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class actions update
02 Dec 2019 Contingency fees to be introduced in Victoria
The Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Bill 2019 (Vic) into Parliament provides for the Supreme Court of Victoria being able to order contingency…
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Class Actions Update
28 Oct 2019 Market based causation finds its feet in first shareholder class action judgment - but that does not mean damages will follow
TPT Patrol Pty Ltd as trustee for Amies Superannuation Fund v Myer Holdings Limited [2019] FCA 1747 Authors: Ian Bolster, Partner; John Pavlakis, Partner;…
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Quickguide
21 Oct 2019 Class Actions in Australia
This guide adopts a Q&A approach to discuss: what is a class action; how they are commenced; how they are funded; their recent history; the types of claims…
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employment alert - Class Action
28 Aug 2019 Avoiding a class (action) of your own
Over the past 18 months there has been a significant increase in employment-related class actions for alleged underpayment and misclassification of employees,…
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class actions update
18 Jul 2019 WA to introduce a class action regime
WA Parliament considers class action regime for Supreme Court of WA
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Class Action Update
27 Jun 2019 Has the door opened to contingency fees in class actions, and the last word on competing class actions?
Authors: Ian Bolster, Partner; John Pavlakis, Partner; and Matt Youssef, Senior Associate
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Class Actions Update
11 Jun 2019 Spending quickly in a crisis - Does the Commonwealth owe a duty of care when exercising executive power?
Authors: John Pavlakis, Partner; Ian Bolster, Partner; Andrew Westcott, Senior Expertise Lawyer
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Class Actions Update | Australia
28 May 2019 Managing competing class actions: 'no win, no fee' model comes up trumps in AMP class actions but is the jury still out?
Wigmans v AMP Ltd; Fernbrook (Aust) Investments Pty Ltd v AMP; Wileypark Pty Ltd v AMP Ltd; Georgiou v AMP Ltd; Komlotex Pty Ltd v AMP Ltd [2019] NSWSC 603 …
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class actions update
29 Jan 2019 Law reform recommendations for an evolving class actions landscape
Authors: John Pavlakis, Partner; James Clarke, Senior Associate; and Andrew Westcott, Senior Expertise Lawyer
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class actions update | australia
22 Nov 2018 GetSwift Appeal: Carriage motions endorsed by Full Federal Court but no magic bullet for competing class actions
In Perera v GetSwift Limited [2018] FCAFC 202 the Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal against the decision of Lee J to allow one of three competing class…
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class actions update
21 Jun 2018 Reforming the class actions landscape - the VLRC recommendations
The Victorian Law Reform Commission has published its report Access to Justice – Litigation Funding and Group Proceedings making 31 recommendations for the…
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Class Actions update | Australia
04 Jun 2018 Reshaping the class actions landscape - what's on the law reform agenda?
Authors: John Pavlakis, Partner; Andrew Westcott, Senior Expertise Lawyer
