Class Action Compensation Claim Solicitors – Australian Commercial Lawyers

Class action law in Australia is governed by the Federal Court Act 1976 which operates nationally and makes the issue of proceedings on a multi party basis a relatively straight forward matter especially when compared to European rules and to a lesser extent US regulations.

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Multi Party Claims

A class action claim is instigated by just one of a group of at least 7 potential claimants following the identification of similar injuries, caused in a similar manner which may be due to a defective product or as a result of environmental contamination or any other deleterious issue which affects a substantial group of people who are caused harm as a result of negligence by a third party.

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Opt Out Provisions

The aggrieved individual, with the support of a small group can issue proceedings for a class action compensation claim in an Australian court of law without preconditions set by a judge. The claimant simply identifies the parameters that apply to the group and files the documents in court which thereafter applies ‘opt out’ provisions meaning that all potential members of the group (who may not have been fully identified) are automatically included in the action unless there is an active ‘opt out’ by an individual.

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Group Benefits

There are a number of obvious benefits to a group of people instructing a class action lawyer to issue proceedings :-

• increased efficiency and lower cost
• facilitates low value claims
• increased access to justice
• distributes assets fairly
• equitable & common remedy

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Business Litigation

Our class action solicitors represent individuals and corporations in multi party compensation claims. We deal with complex commercial litigation with particular expertise in taking legal action against errant corporations and illegal cartels, both on behalf of aggrieved individuals and shareholders of quoted companies. If you know of a matter that may involve a group of people suffering similar damage just call us for free initial advice without further obligation. In suitable cases we deal with group legal action on a no win no fee basis.