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CASL Funds Class Action Against Qantas Over Covid Travel Credits
As many industry leaders and commentators have predicted, we are increasingly seeing new litigation being brought to address institutional or corporate wrongdoing during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to the recent class actions brought against UK universities for their pandemic policies, this week, a new lawsuit was brought against a major airline for alleged anti-consumer…
CASL Funds Class Action by Aboriginal Communities Against Australian Government
Litigation funding is perhaps at its most impactful when it can be used by individuals or groups of citizens to hold their government to account. A new class action in Australia is once again demonstrating this impact, as a leading funder is supporting a new action by Aboriginal communities against the regional authorities….
Top Australian Funder Sees Opportunities in a Post-COVID Market
The impact and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still unfolding across the globe, and its disruption of key industries may result in a follow-on surge in class action cases. Whilst most businesses fought to stay profitable or even afloat, the financial support offered by many governments around the world also helped support businesses…
CASL Banks $155MM Australian Investment
New Zealand: From Funding to Summary Judgment
Experts highlight that New Zealand’s class action provisions were last updated in 1882, and today do not reach modern benchmarks for class action litigation. Some suggest that New Zealand is prime for smart and sophisticated regulatory guidance to usher in and protect a golden age of third party litigation investment. Casl.com.au reports that New Zealand’s…