Actions collectives

The broad litigation experience and deep sector knowledge of our lawyers makes us well-placed to handle complex class actions affecting all industries and jurisdictions.

Effectively managing a class action suit takes more than legal knowledge; astute case management skills and a thorough understanding of our client's objectives are vital components of a successful pleading. Our global network and industry knowledge come into their own in these cases, offering clients a consistently high quality of attention and pragmatic advice wherever they are in the world.

Our class action group defends major corporates, insurers and influential individuals against class action law suits, involving a range of issues from product liability and consumer protection to securities and shareholder actions.  A small number of our lawyers also act as class counsel, representing groups of plaintiffs in these actions.

Our lawyers have experience in every aspect of class action practice, from obtaining and defeating class certification to prosecuting and defending complex class action trials, always recognising that class actions can amount to business critical litigation for the organisation concerned. Our skilled litigators are also able to call on our broader disputes practice, particularly in those sectors regularly targeted for class actions such as healthcare, financial services and retail and consumer.

Our Class Actions Work

  • Tout
  • Amérique du Nord
  • Asie-Pacifique
  • Royaume-Uni et Europe
  • Action collective multijuridictionnelle impliquant un fabricant d’aéronefs

    Représentation d’un des plus importants fabricants d’aéronefs dans une action collective multijuridictionnelle impliquant la responsabilité de ce dernier.

    Canada

    Action collective sur la fixation des prix dans les domaines pétrolier et gazier

    Défense d’une action collective d’une valeur de 370 M$ CA pour conspiration alléguée dans la fixation des prix dans les domaines pétrolier et gazier au Québec, en transgression du Code civil du Québec et de la Loi sur la concurrence.

    Canada

    Franchises et action collective d’une valeur de 750 M$ CA, liée à une mise en cause

    Défense de 38 cabinets d’avocats poursuivis dans une mise en cause liée à une action collective d’une valeur de 750 M$ CA, portée par des concessionnaires canadiens pour transgression alléguée aux lois nationales sur les franchises par un fabricant automobile et pour manquement à l’obligation de diligence par un important cabinet d’avocats au Canada.

    Canada

    Class action brought by investors against trustee

    Advising in three concurrent but separate high-profile multimillion dollar class action proceedings (ranging from AUD 16 million to AUD 60 million) brought by investors against a trustee (a subsidy of an Australian bank) alleging failure to exercise 'reasonable diligence' and falling short of their responsibilities in providing trustee services. 

    Australie

    Class action involving a major consumer electronics manufacturer

    Advising as class counsel in a US national class action against a major consumer electronics manufacturer.  Obtaining class certification and, following a dozen mediation sessions over more than a year, winning court approval of a settlement valued by the court at over USD 200 million.

    États-Unis

    Employment liability class action

    Advising on coverage in a first of its kind employment practices liability (EPL) class action alleging mis-categorisation of employment status and sham contracting.

    Australie

    Obtaining dismissal of a USD 96 million class action

    Representing corporate defendants accused of disseminating "junk faxes" in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, obtaining dismissal of USD 96 million class action for failure to bring the matter to trial within the statutory deadline – a result affirmed following the plaintiff class’s appeal to the California Supreme Court (Bruns v. E-Commerce Exchange, Inc., 51 Cal. 4th 717 (2011))

    États-Unis

    Shareholder class action against collapsed mining company

    Acting for a director of a collapsed mining company in a shareholder class action in the Federal Court against a junior mining company, its directors and auditors arising out of alleged misrepresentations to the market and continuous disclosure breaches at around the time of the 2008 financial crisis:  HFPS Pty Limited (Trustee) v Tamaya Resources Limited (in Liq) (No 3) [2017] FCA 650.

    Australie

    UCIS property investment fund class action

    Acting in English and Jersey proceedings for a company facing claims from hundreds of individuals in relation to three UCIS funds which invested in Eastern European property.

    Royaume-Uni
  • Franchises et action collective d’une valeur de 750 M$ CA, liée à une mise en cause

    Défense de 38 cabinets d’avocats poursuivis dans une mise en cause liée à une action collective d’une valeur de 750 M$ CA, portée par des concessionnaires canadiens pour transgression alléguée aux lois nationales sur les franchises par un fabricant automobile et pour manquement à l’obligation de diligence par un important cabinet d’avocats au Canada.

    Canada

    Action collective sur la fixation des prix dans les domaines pétrolier et gazier

    Défense d’une action collective d’une valeur de 370 M$ CA pour conspiration alléguée dans la fixation des prix dans les domaines pétrolier et gazier au Québec, en transgression du Code civil du Québec et de la Loi sur la concurrence.

    Canada

    Action collective multijuridictionnelle impliquant un fabricant d’aéronefs

    Représentation d’un des plus importants fabricants d’aéronefs dans une action collective multijuridictionnelle impliquant la responsabilité de ce dernier.

    Canada

    Class action involving a major consumer electronics manufacturer

    Advising as class counsel in a US national class action against a major consumer electronics manufacturer.  Obtaining class certification and, following a dozen mediation sessions over more than a year, winning court approval of a settlement valued by the court at over USD 200 million.

    États-Unis

    Obtaining dismissal of a USD 96 million class action

    Representing corporate defendants accused of disseminating "junk faxes" in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, obtaining dismissal of USD 96 million class action for failure to bring the matter to trial within the statutory deadline – a result affirmed following the plaintiff class’s appeal to the California Supreme Court (Bruns v. E-Commerce Exchange, Inc., 51 Cal. 4th 717 (2011))

    États-Unis
  • Shareholder class action against collapsed mining company

    Acting for a director of a collapsed mining company in a shareholder class action in the Federal Court against a junior mining company, its directors and auditors arising out of alleged misrepresentations to the market and continuous disclosure breaches at around the time of the 2008 financial crisis:  HFPS Pty Limited (Trustee) v Tamaya Resources Limited (in Liq) (No 3) [2017] FCA 650.

    Australie

    Employment liability class action

    Advising on coverage in a first of its kind employment practices liability (EPL) class action alleging mis-categorisation of employment status and sham contracting.

    Australie

    Class action brought by investors against trustee

    Advising in three concurrent but separate high-profile multimillion dollar class action proceedings (ranging from AUD 16 million to AUD 60 million) brought by investors against a trustee (a subsidy of an Australian bank) alleging failure to exercise 'reasonable diligence' and falling short of their responsibilities in providing trustee services. 

    Australie
  • UCIS property investment fund class action

    Acting in English and Jersey proceedings for a company facing claims from hundreds of individuals in relation to three UCIS funds which invested in Eastern European property.

    Royaume-Uni

Our Class Actions team

Daniyal Abdul-Karim
Daniyal Abdul-Karim

Partner

Toni Ashby
Toni Ashby

Partner

Lee Astfalck
Lee Astfalck

Partner

Laura Besvinick
Laura Besvinick

Partner

Mark Beswetherick
Mark Beswetherick

Partner

Clinton Cameron
Clinton Cameron

Partner

Bruce Celebrezze
Bruce Celebrezze

James Cooper
James Cooper

Partner

Meghan Dalton
Meghan Dalton

Partner

Taylor L. Davis
Taylor L. Davis

Partner

Don Dear, K.C.
Don Dear, K.C.

Partner

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