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16/10/2023
Full Federal Court green lights common fund orders at settlement
The Full Federal Court has delivered a significant decision with broad ramifications for the conduct of class action litigation in Australia, ruling i...
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26/09/2023
International Arbitration in Australia 2023 - Chambers
Our team have authored the Australian chapter of the Chambers and Partners International Arbitration 2023: A Chambers Global Practice Guide. The guide...
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17/06/2022
Funded class actions are not managed investment schemes, the Full Court decides in overtur...
In a significant decision for the class action and litigation funding industry, the Full Federal Court today found in favour of LCM Funding Pty Ltd, r...
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17/02/2022
Public examinations open to persons considering litigation against directors
The Australian High Court has yesterday agreed that shareholders or creditors can be eligible to conduct compulsory examinations of former directors a...
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12/03/2021
Competing Class Actions: First in (is still) not best dressed
In another significant class action decision from the High Court (Wigmans v AMP Limited [2021] HCA 7), a 3:2 majority of the Court has affirmed the ‘c...
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04/11/2020
Common Fund Orders At Settlement May Still Be Available, Courts Rule
In two recent decisions, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia and the Court of Appeal of New South Wales have refused to decide whether ...
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24/04/2020
NSW Court of Appeal confirms settlement of class actions still a tricky proposition
The NSW Court of Appeal has held class closure orders which extinguish the rights of unregistered class members before settlement approval or final ...
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04/12/2019
The High Court rules: Common fund orders are out
In the most significant class action decision from the High Court in over a decade, a majority of the High Court has today held that the Federal Court...
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24/10/2019
Market-based causation gets the green light
The Federal Court decision by Justice Beach in the Myer Holdings Ltd securities class action confirmed that shareholders affected by continuous d...
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24/05/2019
Competing class actions: first in not best dressed
On 23 May 2019, the NSW Supreme Court handed down its decision on which of the five shareholder class actions filed against AMP Ltd (AMP) will be allo...
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05/03/2019
Class Action Common Fund Orders Are Here to Stay: Or Are They?
Last week’s double decisions of the Full Court of the Federal Court and the New South Wales Court of Appeal confirm the Courts’ powers to make common ...
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