The last four years has seen much speculation about whether or not we will soon find ourselves subjected to a national framework for Workers Compensation.

This month, the Victorian Supreme Court resolved a multiplicity dispute between competing class actions brought against energy company Beach Energy and granted the third ever Group Costs Order.

Emotional clients: what makes dealing with them so difficult and why do people shy away from these interactions?

Discusses employer obligations and the impact and response to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Shine Lawyers has commenced a class action re Gynaecare implants and Maurice Blackburn is reviewing the situation.

This final podcast for 2022 discusses recent legislative changes to the Fair Work Act and Anti-Discrimination laws.

Australian class action risk is no longer shaped primarily by domestic precedent. Overseas litigation, regulatory action and global funding dynamics increasingly operate as leading indicators – setting the direction, timing and form of claims that later emerge in Australia.

Yesterday, the Chief Judge in Equity, her Honour Justice Ward handed down a decision finally ending the skirmish between five law firms who all filed competing class actions against AMP last year.

Reinstates the Supreme Court of Victoria as the preferred jurisdiction for class action lawyers.

Litigation Funding Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Australia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

The largest class action in Australia has been announced, with 40,000 people suing the Australian Government for Per- and poly-fluroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination