King & Wood Mallesons' annual report, The Review:
Class Actions in Australia 2024/2025, charts a record-breaking year
for class actions - from unprecedented settlements to landmark High
Court rulings.
Between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025, Australia's class
actions activity reached new heights, with 79 new filings - the
highest on record - and over $1.9 billion in settlements approved,
plus a further $1.5 billion awaiting approval.
Key highlights include:
- Record-breaking settlements: Over $1.9
billion in settlements approved, the highest on record and more
than the previous two years combined, with a further $1.5 billion
awaiting approval.
- High Court hast its say: Five landmark
decisions redefining closure powers, funding models and measures of
loss.
