March 2021 marked the 29th anniversary of the operation of Australia’s first class action regime; as this regime commenced in the Federal Court of Australia […]
The class members in the Gladstone Fisheries class action and their funder LCM Operations have successfully upheld a declaration confirming the enforceability of the funding […]
In Wigmans v AMP the High Court will shortly deliver judgment on the vexed issue of class actions that compete to represent substantially the same […]
It is now trite to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in both a medical and economic crisis for the world. We continue to […]
Lawyerly will be closed from Thursday, December 24 for the holiday period and will resume regular publishing on Friday, January 8. During this time, if […]
In July and August 2020, we conducted personal interviews with 30 legal practitioners who are members of the Federal Court Class Action Users’ Group or […]
Recent changes in the Australian regulation of third-party funders will have a dramatic effect on the funding of certain disputes. Although these changes were accompanied […]
The public hearings before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services as part of an inquiry into litigation funding and regulation of the […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the economy on its head. At a governmental level, measures have been implemented throughout the world which, in many countries […]
The Parliamentary inquiry into litigation funding and class actions announced earlier this year seeks to ensure fair and equitable outcomes for claimants and group members. […]