23 January 2023

JLT Wins Landmark Class Action in Supreme Court of New South Wales

In a landmark insurance class action, the Supreme Court of New South Wales has delivered judgment in Richmond Valley Council v JLT Risk Solutions Pty ...

8 November 2022

Herbert Smith Freehills launches new edition of class actions book

With the number of claims being brought by large cohorts continuing to rise, Herbert Smith Freehills is launching a fully updated 2nd edition of its ...

10 February 2022

Landmark guide to Australian Class Actions addresses landscape evolutions in third edition

Almost 30 years after the introduction of the statutory scheme that paved the way for class actions in Australia, a third edition of the pre-eminent ...

7 February 2022

Iluka a successful defendant in Australian shareholder class action

In only the second Australian shareholder class action in which a defendant has prevailed on liability, the Honourable Justice Jagot of the Federal ...

27 January 2022

Class actions, D&O insurance scrutiny, ESG litigation, cyber- attacks and crypto regulation the top dispute resolution areas to watch in 2022

Experts from Herbert Smith Freehills’ market-leading Dispute Resolution practice have shared their predictions for 2022, outlining some of the key ...

23 December 2020

Class actions inquiry proposes important reforms, but calls for more reviews

The Morrison Government has received recommendations to introduce a number of changes to Australia’s class action regime.The Parliamentary Joint ...

23 October 2020

Worley becomes first defendant to win shareholder class action in Australia

In the first Australian shareholder class action won by a defendant, and only the second shareholder class action in the jurisdiction to reach ...

24 July 2020

Rise in class actions cannot be put down to rise in corporate misconduct, says Herbert Smith Freehills

An ongoing narrative that the growing frequency of shareholder class actions is a response to an increase in corporate misconduct does not hold water, ...

25 June 2020

Leading class actions firm calls for sensible reform in Federal Government Inquiry

In a submission to the Federal Government’s Inquiry into the Australian class actions regime Australia’s leading class actions defence law firm has ...

24 March 2020

Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Alan Watts Takes the Lead as UK Class Actions Head

Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Alan Watts will lead the firm’s Class Actions team in the UK, as it is anticipated that the number of class actions ...

5 June 2019

Herbert Smith Freehills recognised with prestigious awards

The market-leading work of three senior members of Herbert Smith Freehills has been recognised at the prestigious 2019 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the ...

3 May 2017

Herbert Smith Freehills secures three Partner of the Year awards

Three Herbert Smith Freehills partners have been recognised as the leading practitioners in Australia in their areas of expertise at the second annual ...