Companies and government entities paid out less to settle class actions in 2023 than in the previous two years, with no mega settlements hitting their […]
For Meridian Lawyers managing director Paul Baker, the challenging decisions for executives post-COVID are almost as great now as they were in the difficult early […]
Lawyerly’s Litigation Law Firms of 2022 racked up precedent-setting victories in a year that continued to see major developments in class action law. Our editorial […]
Class action settlement sums reached new highs last year, with the ten largest agreements totalling almost $1 billion, almost half of which was secured by […]
Gaming company Konami Australia has been ordered to pay rival Aristocrat Technologies a proportion of profits from the sale of patent-infringing poker machines over a […]
Even after 30 years in action, the future of class actions in Australia remains uncertain. What is clear, however, is the impact class actions have […]
The defining feature of the class actions landscape over the last 30 years has been its constant evolution. After a slow start, the regime has […]
As we reach the 30-year anniversary of the modern form of class action in Australia, an enduring characteristic of class action practice in this country […]
Three decades on from its rocky beginnings, when representatives of the coalition opposition decried the Part IVA bill as a “monstrosity” and as “looney”, “half […]
Thirty years ago, the federal class actions regime was introduced to enhance access to justice, resolve disputes more efficiently, and avoid respondents facing multiple individual […]