Class Actions Landscape Australia
Welcome to the first in a regular series of insights into the rapidly evolving Australian class action landscape, brought to you by the nation's leading class action experts at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.
Common Fund Orders get the all clear
In an historic joint sitting of the Federal Court and the New South Wales Supreme Court, critical class action issues including whether court has power to make common fund orders and whether such orders are beyond judicial power or unconstitutional were determined – with both courts independently reaching the same conc... Read more
In the Bellamy’s shareholder matter there are parallel securities class actions running and this issue concerns the respondent applying for ‘costs-cap... Read more
The AMP shareholder class action has sparked rivalry between not only the plaintiff firms seeking carriage of the case, but also between the Federal a... Read more
In response to the frenzy of anti-suit activity brought about by the AMP carriage battle, a protocol for communication and cooperation between the Sup... Read more
This MCI class action was purportedly discontinued without approval under s 33V – this update regards an application to approve discontinuance and to ... Read more
Bushfire class actions are hard to run and harder to win, a lesson Maddens learned the hard way with its proceeding summarily dismissed as having no r... Read more
An application by Clayton Utz for ‘hard’ class closure order was dismissed as "wholly inappropriate". Read more
When Piper Alderman ran into difficulty with its key expert witness just prior to trial in the Discovery Metals shareholder class action, its applicat... Read more
An application by Deloitte partners to be excused from compliance with, or otherwise to discharge an order requiring them to produce documents was dis... Read more
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Brooke Dellavedova
Principal Lawyer, Class actions, Melbourne"I am passionate about getting the best possible outcome for my clients and class actions provides an excellent opportunity for claimants to band together to bring claims they might not be able to bring on their own."
Kimi Nishimura
Principal Lawyer, Class actions, Melbourne"I'm committed to fighting for the rights of victims of corporate misconduct as well as pursuing compensation on behalf of my clients."
Ben Slade
State Managing Principal, Office leader, Class actions, Sydney"I am driven to give a voice to those who would otherwise have to suffer because those who have done them wrong are all too powerful."
Rebecca Gilsenan
Principal Lawyer, Class actions, Sydney"I have extensive experience in running complex and novel litigation, including class actions in the areas of price fixing, failed investment schemes, product liability and securities."
Miranda Nagy
Principal Lawyer, Class actions, Sydney"I have a strong conviction that the community should be able to expect our governments and the companies we deal with to comply with the law."
Julian Schimmel
Principal Lawyer, Class actions, Sydney"Class actions are a unique legal mechanism that have helped hundreds of thousands of people receive compensation after mistreatment at the hands of powerful companies, and it’s gratifying to help people get access to justice when otherwise it would’ve been difficult for them."
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Principal, Class actions, Brisbane"The most rewarding thing about my work is the change in scale of what we are able to accomplish."
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