Litigation Funding
Court House Capital names new CEO
Litigation funder Court House Capital has appointed a new CEO, in a strategic leadership transition for the company.
24 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
Class actions lawyers hit back at potential capping of fees
As class action fees and litigation funding costs come under increased scrutiny, class action lawyers say capping...
12 February 2025
By Lauren Croft
Sexual harassment class actions filed against BHP, Rio Tinto
Offensive language and behaviour, pranks, and pregnancy discrimination are all featured in proceedings filed against...
12 December 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Full Federal Court dismisses FOI appeal in ‘win for democracy and open government’
An appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield ministerial documents from being sought via freedom of...
27 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Jetstar facing class action over COVID-19 flight cancellations
A class action has been filed against Jetstar Airways, seeking refunds and compensation for customers whose payments...
21 August 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Shine Lawyers hires litigation finance manager
National plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has appointed a new litigation finance manager, who has had a “decorated...
27 June 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Top 10 class action stories in 2023
2023 was a massive year for class actions – with a number of key judgments delivered. Here, see the top 10 class...
05 January 2024
By Lawyers Weekly
Parallels between the US and AU cyber class action spaces
Following the news of multiple class actions against Optus and Medibank after their respective data breaches, this...
12 April 2023
By Lauren Croft
Aussie app developers join class action against Apple, Google for alleged abuse of power
Last year, app users in Australia brought proceedings against Apple and Google, alleging misuse of market power. Now,...
03 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
BigLaw firms secure 22% cut for class action against Noumi, Deloitte
The Supreme Court of Victoria has agreed to a group costs order, proposed by Slater and Gordon and Phi Finney McDonald,...
08 November 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Return to sanity’ on regulating litigation funding welcome, says Maurice Blackburn
“Hundreds of thousands of Australians” have benefited from class actions, the national plaintiff firm says, which...
17 October 2022
By Lauren Croft
Firms welcome unwinding of Morrison-era litigation funding reforms
Proposed changes to class action funding have been welcomed by law firms, which said that regulations implemented by...
06 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
Australian market ‘continues to show increased curiosity for dispute finance’
Following a “transformative” refinancing of its debt facilities, a global litigation funder says it is “well...
29 July 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
New funding service aims to ‘remove uncertainty’ for litigants
Litigation, Mark Paton muses, “turns people’s lives upside down from both a financial and personal perspective”....
20 July 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘This is a significant judgment a long time in the making’
Litigation funders and plaintiff firms alike have welcomed a decision from the Full Court of the Federal Court of...
20 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Omni Bridgeway names new APAC managing directors
Global litigation funder Omni Bridgeway has appointed new leaders for its Asia-Pacific team, as the business pushes its...
17 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Stop ‘letting value get away’ from your company
Too often, law departments and their companies are “leaving value on the table”. Litigation funding is a solution...
31 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Labor’s win ‘great news’ for class actions (depending on who you ask)
“Litigation funders and plaintiff law firms will be pleased with the election result. Corporate defendants and their...
25 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
The need to get more value out of a lawyer’s hour
The way our system is set up, legal services providers are disincentivised from investing in productivity improvements....
24 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘The battle goes on to recover money owed to Australian businesses’
Australian businesses that are trying to recover money they believe is owed to them by their insurers for COVID-related...
12 October 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy