Class actions
We're Australia's leading class action practice with an unparalleled record,
having obtained more than $3 billion for our clients.
Our class actions
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Roundup class action
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NAB MySuper class action
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Boral shareholder class action
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Crown Money Laundering Risk Class Action (Crown Resorts II Class Action)
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Car Loan Flex Commission class actions
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Car Dealer Add-On Insurance class actions
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NSW Junior Doctors class action
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Business Interruption Insurance Class Action Investigation
Class Action Investigation
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BHP class action
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Uber class action
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Colonial MySuper class action
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Optus Data Breach
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AMP super fees class action
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Treasury Wine Estates class action
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Westpac loans class action
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Foreign Exchange Cartel class action
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AMP shareholder class action
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Brambles class action
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia class action
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Crown Resorts class action
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Lendlease class action
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Montara oil spill class action
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NT Youth Justice class action
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Queensland floods class action
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Slater & Gordon – Third-Party Shareholder Class Actions
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Vocation class action
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Woolworths class action
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Pro-bono unlawful detention of people seeking asylum class action
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Action on behalf of people detained on Christmas Island
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Air Cargo class action
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Allco shareholder class action
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Amcor/Visy settlement
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ANZ – Original Class Action (Personal Loans)
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Aristocrat Leisure Ltd class action
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Australian Cotton Project class action
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AVCO class action
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AWB class action
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Bank fees class action
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Benlate class action
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Bladder cancer group action associated with Actos™ diabetes drug
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Bonsoy class action
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Black Saturday Bushfire class actions
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Cash Converters NSW class action
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Centaur Mining class action
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Centro class action
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Challenger class action
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Cladding class action investigation
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Commonwealth Financial Planning Ltd class action
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Concept Sports Group class action
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Corporate Travel Management class action
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FAI Home Security class action
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False imprisonment of young people class action
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GIO class action
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Grand Western Lodge class action
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Gunns class action
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Legionnaires' Disease class action
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Leighton class action
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Longford gas plant class action
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Longford Gas Plant Royal Commission
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Media World class action
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Multiplex class action
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NAB class action
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Nomad Telecommunications Ltd class action
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Nufarm class action
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Old England Hotel class action
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OZ Minerals class action
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Pacific First Mortgage Fund claim against Minter Ellison Gold Coast
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Pacific First Mortgage Fund claim against: Philip Sullivan, Thomas Swan, Stephen McCormick & the Estate of the late Ian Donaldson
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Qantas staff credit union group action
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QBE class action
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Retail Food Group potential class action
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RiverCity class action
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Rubber chemicals class action
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Tamaya Resources class action
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Tate class action
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Thanh Phu salmonella poisoning class action
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Tobacco Licence Fee Recovery Litigation
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TrackNet class action
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Travacalm class action
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Vitamins class action
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Workers with intellectual disabilities class action
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DePuy (LCS Duofix Femoral Component) class action
About class actions
What is a class action?
Class actions provide a powerful voice to those who otherwise would be denied any measure of justice and redress. They are an important part of the legal system that enables disputes and claims involving potentially large numbers of people to be resolved in a single case, allowing ordinary Australians to hold large and powerful organisations accountable when they have engaged in serious misconduct.
How do class actions work?
Where seven or more people have claims that arise out of similar circumstances, a class action can be brought by one claimant on their own behalf and as a representative of others. The class action process saves time and expense and avoids the need for the courts to determine common issues of fact or law more than once, enabling disputes and claims involving large numbers of people to be resolved via a single case.
What are the benefits of joining a class action?
Class actions allow victims of mass wrongs to group together to protect their rights and fight for fair compensation. They allow the recovery of losses more fairly and efficiently, and at less individual cost.
Often, one individual lacks the resources to take on a large corporation. But if enough individuals have experienced the same wrongdoing, collectively they can become a powerful force and strong voice for justice.
Class actions are a force for greater corporate and social responsibility and accountability and all Australian consumers and businesses can potentially benefit from their outcomes.
What does it cost to join a class action?
Class actions are run on a 'no win, no fee'* fee basis and signing up will not expose you to any out of pocket costs, even if the legal proceedings are not successful. The law firm or litigation funder will bear the costs and the risks in running the case – not the participating group members.
Maurice Blackburn's class action
record is second to none.
We are the only Australian class actions firm to deliver $100M+ settlements to clients in shareholder and listed securities actions, and have done so on seven occasions.
We've recovered in excess of $3 billion for wronged clients since the inception of our class actions practice in 1998.

Australian leaders.
Our reputation for excellence in class actions is unparalleled, increasing our chances of:
Better returns
Faster recovery
Lower cost to clients
Class action types
Misleading shareholders
When companies engage in misleading or deceptive conduct, their actions can imperil shareholders' financial futures. Maurice Blackburn has run class actions relating to disclosure issues and misleading and deceptive conduct by companies in takeovers, in prospectuses and in ASX releases. We are the only Australian law firm to have resolved shareholder and listed securities class actions for in excess of $100 million, and have done so seven times now.
Unfair selling practices
Consumers are protected by law against unfair and deceptive sales practices. Maurice Blackburn has pursued class actions on behalf of Australian consumers, in cases where retailers have engaged in unfair or deceptive practices. Examples include the unfair bank fees case and the Cash Converters payday lending case.
Price fixing and market rigging
Price fixing and market rigging can impact on the livelihoods of both small Australian businesses and national companies. Maurice Blackburn has pursued class actions on behalf of Australian businesses and customers, including against Amcor Visy and Air Cargo class actions.
Negligence
When an avoidable disaster impacts on large numbers of people, a negligence class action provides an avenue for victims to seek restitution. Maurice Blackburn has pursued class actions on behalf of victims of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, the 2009 oil spill in the Timor Sea, and the 2011 Queensland floods.
Selling defective products
Defective medical products can cause serious injury, ongoing health problems and diminished quality of life. Maurice Blackburn class actions have pursued restitution from companies and corporations whose defective breast, knee and hip implant products have caused significant suffering for Australian patients.
Mistreatment of vulnerable people
We have a responsibility to give a voice to vulnerable people who suffer at the hands of those who are more powerful. Maurice Blackburn has pursued class actions on behalf of disabled residents mistreated in care, victims of abuse in detention facilities, and falsely imprisoned youths.
Andrew Watson
National Head of Class Actions, Class actions"I'm an experienced litigator in class actions, particularly for shareholders who have been victims of corporate misconduct."
Rebecca Gilsenan
Executive Director, Principal Lawyer, Class actions"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."
Ben Slade
State Managing Principal, Office Leader, Class actions"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."
Vavaa Mawuli
Principal, Class actions"The most rewarding thing about my work is the change in scale of what we are able to accomplish."
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