Federal Court sinks class action waiver clause
18 October 2021
ACL claims to proceed in Ruby Princess class action
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Hong Kong: Alternative to Class Action – Representative Proceedings
22 February 2021
The only mechanism in lieu of class action in Hong King is representative proceedings. This article explore how representative proceedings work.
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A lasting lega-sea: High Court rules that disappointed cruise passengers can recover in Scenic Tours class action
22 May 2020
Scenic Tours: High Court finds damages for disappointment and distress for breach of contract or consumer guarantees not precluded by Civil Liability Act non-economic loss provisions
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Extended warranties in the firing line from ACCC, ASIC and class actions
7 July 2017
Extended warranties have been attracting an increasing amount of regulatory scrutiny in recent years
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Take Pride: the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal is a class act(ion)
29 March 2016
As noted in our earlier post, since 1 October 2015 it has been possible to bring opt-out collective actions under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, to be heard by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT).
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Britannia rules in favour of new competition class actions regime
1 October 2015
New UK class actions regime for competition and consumer takes effect
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