Class action risk 2026
By
Belinda Thompson,
Alex Tolliday,
Jaime McKenzie,
Kate Austin,
Matthew McCarthy,
Joshua Anderson,
Kelly Roberts,
Andrew Wilcock,
Mike Turner
14 March 2026
Class action filings continue to diversify and affect a wide range of sectors and subject matter. In 2025, there was a significant rise in employment-related claims and an ongoing focus on consumer class actions, underscoring the evolving nature of this risk.
In this year's edition of Class Action Risk, you will get an update on the current indicators and drivers of class action risk, with a particular focus on how that risk was spread across a wide range of sectors in 2025, and what areas of emerging risk to watch throughout 2026.