Australia has the second most active class action jurisdiction in the world (outside of the US).  Fuelled by a highly active litigation funding market and a wide-ranging and (often plaintiff friendly) regulatory regime, class action litigation is increasingly a major source of risk for domestic and international companies operating in Australian markets, as well as government (Federal, State and Territory). Deep experience and expertise in the defence of this form of litigation is essential to the effective representation of clients in dealing with these potentially high value, reputationally sensitive and high commercial risk claims.

Thomson Geer's Class Action Litigation team offers clients market-leading expertise and experience in class action defence.

The senior members of our team have, between them, advised on 50+ filed and threatened Australian class actions, as well multi-jurisdiction international class action matters.

Our expertise spans all major forms of class actions conducted in Australia – i.e. shareholder, securities, investor, product liability (automotive, pharmaceutical, chemicals, building products, silicon and medical devices), environmental, government, contract, franchise/employment and cyber/data privacy claims – and includes an intimate knowledge of the specific class action practices and procedures of all of the key Australian superior courts in which this litigation is conducted (including the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of Victoria, NSW, Queensland and WA).

Our team understands and is familiar with the strategies and approaches of the plaintiff firms and the litigation funders.  

We pursue innovative and alternative dispute resolution solutions that are tailored to our clients’ specific needs, and designed to achieve cost effective and efficient results.

More broadly, our key personnel include recognised thought-leaders in the profession on the subjects of class action law and practice, and litigation funding reform.