Common fund orders fulfil class action promise, lawyers tell historic appeals court

Appeals 2019-02-05 10:50 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

Common fund orders are the completion of the notion of class actions envisaged when the regime was introduced 27 years ago, a joint-sitting of two appeals courts was told on the second and last day of a landmark challenge to what has become an oft-used case management tool by trial judges.