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Brewster and beyond: an update on litigation funding
Following a 2019 High Court decision invalidating a particular statutory basis used by courts to make common fund orders, there has been significant …
Funded class actions under scrutiny – Australia ushers in tougher oversight
Australia's government is forcing external litigation funders to hold a financial services licence. How will that play out?Under these regulations, …
Unfolding privacy class actions in Australia
Claimants in Australia face a number of challenges to successfully bringing a privacy class action, including the absence of a clear cause of action and …
EU unveils proposals for toughened security screening of foreign investments
As states race to usher in tighter security controls on foreign takeovers, we assess the EU's new framework for screening FDIOn 13 September 2017 the EU …
25 Years of Class Actions in Australia
Herbert Smith Freehills has launched 25 Years of Class Actions in Australia, a definitive review of the development of the law and practice of class …
Scene set for Erin Brockovich-style mass court claims
Most Australians are familiar with a class action involving contaminated water made famous by the Hollywood films A Civil Action and Erin Brockovich. The …
UK competition class action regime out of the starting blocks
After a slow start, use of the UK's new competition collective redress regime is now gathering pace.The first opt-out class action application, on behalf …
Have we opened the door to market based causation?
Recent Australian court decisions are also helping create fertile ground for class action litigation. In July 2015, the acceptance into Australian law of …
Imminent reform of representative proceedings in Western Australia
Uncertainty surrounding the class actions or ‘representative proceedings’ regime in Western Australia make such claims a rarity but a new report by the …
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