MinterEllison class action specialists, partner Beverley Newbold, special counsel Julia Avis and associate Rafael Aiolfi, have authored the Australian chapter of the publication, The Class Actions Law Review (First Edition).

Contributors to the Law Reviews publication are local experts in their respective fields of practice. MinterEllison’s contribution continues to demonstrate the firm’s thought-leadership in this area.

Class actions are now a global phenomenon, with companies in multiple jurisdictions facing this litigation threat. Australia is no different, with class actions continuing to grow in prominence and regularity as part of the Australian legal landscape.

With the complexity of competing jurisdictions, even within Australia, The Class Actions Law Review provides practitioners and clients with a comprehensive reference point to uncover recent developments, source proven procedures, and understand the mix of influences at play in a number of key international jurisdictions.

The MinterEllison team considers a number of developments in the publication, providing insights into, among other things, developments favourable to litigation funding such as a lack of specific regulation of funders, the recent approval of common fund orders, and the overall plaintiff friendly nature of the Australian class action regime. They also discuss the acceptance by the courts of the indirect market based theory of causation and cross-border issues, including discovery of documents held overseas.

These are just some of the insights covered by the MinterEllison team in the publication, The Class Actions Law Review (First Edition).