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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Dec 5, 201910 min read
The end of common fund orders... or is it? The High Court's decision explained
Yesterday the High Court handed down its long-anticipated decision in BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster; Westpac Banking Corporation v...
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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Nov 22, 20194 min read
Competing Class Actions Getting Hammered
After years of difficult and costly hearings and appeals about which legal team/funder will get to represent the plaintiff where...
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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Jun 24, 20193 min read
Court leaves open possibility of solicitors charging contingency fees in class actions
Klemweb Nominees Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Klemweb Superannuation Fund) v BHP Group Limited [2019] FCAFC 107
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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Apr 11, 20195 min read
Lee J endorses "self-funded" class actions in security for costs judgment
In Abbott v Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 462, a decision handed down last week by Lee J regarding an application for...
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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Mar 19, 20194 min read
NSWSC class actions do not require the plaintiff to have a claim against all defendants
There was an interesting decision handed down by Garling J in the NSW Supreme Court last week in Fernandez & Anor v State of New South...
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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Nov 13, 20188 min read
Class actions settlements: approving the settlement but not the costs
In Botsman v Bolitho [2018] VSCA 278, Tate, Whelan, and Niall JJA of the Supreme Court of Victoria Court of Appeal have substantially...
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Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz
Oct 17, 20188 min read
High Court split over two bites of the cherry
In UBS AG v Tyne [2018] HCA 45, a 4-3 decision of the High Court of Australia has made it harder for litigants to bring a claim that...
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