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Assessing damages through the rear view mirror: Quantum issues in automotive class actions
Toyota Appeal gives comfort to automakers that courts will recognise efforts to resolve product defects. ...
What to do if a class action is threatened or filed
In this short video we outline the key steps that should be taken as soon as you are informed of a potential class action; or when a class action is filed. ...
ESG class actions: an emerging focus on supply chain risk
Class action claims against companies alleging adverse human rights impacts are increasing globally. While damages may be sought, such claims are increasingly being used to drive change in company policies and practices. ...
ESG class actions
As these actions grow in prominence overseas, and make their way to Australian shores, all sectors need to be aware of their strategies to mitigate litigation risk whilst keeping a clear eye on present and future trends. ...
Recent class action decisions set high bar for automakers to comply with acceptable quality guarantee
In this Insight , we look at class actions targeting the automotive sector, and draw together key themes from recent decisions that have considered the standard of acceptable quality required for ...
Class action risk: interim update
Filings are down, but impact too early to call. 2022 is shaping up as the year that bucks a number of long-running class action trends. Filings are materially down on prior years, and the claims that have been filed are somewhat at odds with recent trends. ...
A step into the breach – will the Optus incident give rise to more data breach class actions?
Within days of Optus revealing it had suffered a major cyber incident, two major plaintiff class actions firms announced investigations into potential class action claims. ...
AFSL requirement short-lived for class action funders
The Federal Government is unwinding the class action funding regulations introduced by the previous government in July 2020, including the requirement for funders to maintain an Australian Financia ...
Class action funding revisited – litigation funding schemes held to not be Managed Investment Schemes
The Full Federal Court has held that litigation funding agreements are not 'managed investment schemes' (MIS), overturning its own more than decade-old decision in Brookfield Multiplex. ...
Post-election class action reform: easing the pressure on litigation funders
Several recently enacted and proposed reforms to the class action regime hang in the balance following the change of government in the 2022 Federal Election. ...