Class Actions In Australia: Back To Basics

With class actions on the rise in Australia, it is important for potential applicants and respondents to be familiar with the procedure underpinning these claims.

The increasing incidence of class actions in Australia has occurred in a range of different contexts, such as:

• shareholder class actions (for example the Multiplex, Centro and Aristocrat actions);
• cartel class actions (for example the Air Cargo and “Vitamins” actions);
• product liability class actions (for example Vioxx and diet drugs); and
• financial services and planners class actions (for example the Westpoint cases).

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