4 Aug 2021 Employment and safety Class actions Casual employment clarified: WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato On 4 August 2021, the High Court of Australia handed down a long awaited and landmark decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Robert Rossato & Ors [2021] HCA 23.
26 Nov 2020 Class actions WorkPac vs Rossato - how employers can prepare for the outcome of the High Court decision The High Court of Australia has granted labour hire company WorkPac Pty Ltd special leave to appeal the controversial decision in WorkPac v Rossato in an attempt to correct the confusion around the definition of casual employment
28 May 2020 Class actions Scene set for the inquiry into litigation funding and class action regulation Organisations and individuals can make a submission related to the inquiry's Terms of Reference by 11 June 2020.
1 Apr 2020 Class actions C is for Crisis: Class Actions and COVID-19 Partner Michael Russell, head of our Class Actions team, shares his view on class action litigation risks for businesses and their insurers resulting from the coronavirus pandemic
19 Feb 2020 Transport and logistics Class actions Scenic Tours class action - High Court hears appeal High Court reserves its decision on whether damages for loss of enjoyment when a cruise does not live up to expectations are circumscribed by the Civil Liability Act provisions relating to damages.
15 Oct 2019 Class actions Industrial Relations Class Actions - A Funders' Cost To Bear Litigation funders will be weighing up the consequences of a recent Federal Court decision requiring them to provide security for costs in industrial relations class actions.
23 May 2019 Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Employment and safety Corporate and commercial Class actions Employment class actions - feast or famine? Employers are the subject of a wave of class action litigation at a time when the state of play is less certain than ever before. (Some) litigation funders are excited, but perhaps all is not what it seems.
25 May 2018 Insurance Commercial litigation and dispute resolution Class actions The GetSwift decision and its implications for competing class actions Multiple class actions against the same company have become an increasing feature of the class action space, particularly in securities class actions.