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Class Actions Worldview - A Study of Trends Around the Globe: A Compendium Of Jones Day’s Five-part Series Published In 2023 And...

Class action procedures vary greatly among jurisdictions. These differences include how developed the procedures are; the types of claims parties can bring; the parties that can represent classes; whether classes are...more

French National Assembly Gives Class Actions a New Impetus

The French National Assembly has passed a bill intended to promote the use of class actions in line with the new EU Representative Actions Directive....more

Regulation of Class Actions in Australia Revisited … Again

More Detail: Regulation of Litigation Funding in Class Actions In 2009, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, in Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v International Litigation Funding Partners Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 147,...more

'Put the Brakes on Class Actions': Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee Report

The Situation: Australia has become a hot spot for class actions fueled in large part by litigation funders, who have operated for many years in a largely unregulated market and have derived spectacular returns from their...more

In-House Counsel, the Requirement of Independence and Legal Professional Privilege in Australia

The Situation: A line of authority, typically associated with Rich v Harrington [2007] FCA 1987, (2007) 245 ALR 106 ("Rich"), has held that for legal professional privilege to be claimed in relation to advice from an in-house...more

Australian Court of Appeal Endorses Stay of Competing Class Actions

The Background: The competing class actions, particularly in relation to shareholder claims, have increased in Australia due to the incentives in the Australian legal market, namely minimal regulation of litigation funding...more

Supreme Court of New South Wales Relaxes Requirements for Class Actions

The Situation: Fernandez & Anor v State of New South Wales & Ors [2019] NSWSC 255 raised the question: In a situation where there are multiple defendants, is it necessary that a class representative have a claim against each...more

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