Australia a class action haven

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Daily wrap  

Quiet news day yesterday

• Local class-action litigation now second only to the US [The Australian paywall]

  Opaque regulatory requirements and lucrative returns have resulted in an ‘explosion’ in class-­action litigation, a report has found, leaving only the US leading Australia in terms of the practice’s popularity.
   

• Global legal outfit Clifford Chance fires Perth partner amid misconduct claims | The Nightly
   

• 'Dampener on his day': Lamborghini impounded after retired geologist, 76, clocked at 190kph
   

• South Australian MP Fraser Ellis found guilty on four counts of deception over his misuse of accommodation allowance - ABC News
   

• Melbourne jaw surgeon may face legal action from second patient alleging negligence | Health | The Guardian
   

Editor’s picks

• Lehrmann v Network Ten Pty Limited (Costs) (No 2) [2024] FCA 706
   

• The forefront of colour trade marks - Law Society Journal
   

• Video - Julian Assange’s lawyers reveal the twists and turns behind the freedom deal - ABC News
   

• US supreme court rules Trump has ‘absolute immunity’ for official acts | US supreme court | The Guardian
   

  • 23-939 Trump v. United States (07/01/2024)

     

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