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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Class Actions - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/litigation_and_dispute_resolution/class_actions/publications.page</link>  <description/>  <copyright><![CDATA[(c) Clayton Utz 2009]]></copyright>  <image>   <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz]]></title>   <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/</link>   <url>http://www.claytonutz.com/images/logo.png</url>  </image>  <language>en-au</language> <item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/regulation_of_litigation_funding-a_death_knell_for_funders_or_a_bump_in_the_road.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Regulation of litigation funding - a death knell for funders or a bump in the road?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/regulation_of_litigation_funding-a_death_knell_for_funders_or_a_bump_in_the_road.page</link><description><![CDATA[While there's renewed attention on the need to regulate litigation funding, Ross McInnes and Alexandra Kennedy-Breit say it's unlikely to dampen the class action or booming litigation funding industries.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/13/accessing_the_deep_pockets-when_will_a_court_let_others_inspect_your_liability_insurance_policy.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Accessing the deep pockets - when will a court let others inspect your liability insurance policy?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/13/accessing_the_deep_pockets-when_will_a_court_let_others_inspect_your_liability_insurance_policy.page</link><description><![CDATA[In recent Alerts we have been following a number of cases that have dealt with applications by claimants and potential claimants for access to details of liability insurance held by a defendant or target defendant.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/companies_warned_to_have_clear_policies_to_reduce_prosecution_risk.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Companies warned to have clear policies to reduce prosecution risk]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/companies_warned_to_have_clear_policies_to_reduce_prosecution_risk.page</link><description><![CDATA[Australian companies with an international presence risk falling foul of international anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws in the absence of clear and rigorous policies to ensure those who engage with foreign government officials on their behalf do not cross the line, according to Clayton Utz Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Andrew Morrison.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20110408/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20110408/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Privilege and in-house lawyers: 10 tips for successful privilege claims; High Court to consider international arbitration and bias issues; What are you excluding in your contract's exclusion clause?; Misled during mediation? Will "without prejudice" privilege protect those misrepresentations?; Meet Karen Ingram; Meet our clients;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20101215/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20101215/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: New risks for directors under the Australian Consumer Law; Express and extended warranties, and the new Australian Consumer Law; Product safety and notification under the Australian Consumer Law; The Australian Consumer Law: What's a defective good and what do you have to do about it?;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/09/new_south_wales_introduces_pre-litigation_procedures_but_what_will_they_change.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New South Wales introduces pre-litigation procedures - but what will they change?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/09/new_south_wales_introduces_pre-litigation_procedures_but_what_will_they_change.page</link><description><![CDATA[New South Wales has introduced new pre-litigation requirements, but whether they go substantially beyond litigation best practice, or how they will operate, is still unclear.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/03/nsw_rolls_back_contentious_cy-prs_rule_in_class_actions_bill.page</guid><title><![CDATA[NSW rolls back contentious cy-pres rule in class actions bill]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/03/nsw_rolls_back_contentious_cy-prs_rule_in_class_actions_bill.page</link><description><![CDATA[The NSW Government has removed the contentious provision in its class actions bill allowing the Supreme Court to distribute the undistributed part of a fund of damages to charities or public interest beneficiaries, a move that should be welcomed by all potential defendants to a class action.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/International_Comparative_Legal_Guide_to_Class Actions 2011.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[International Comparative Legal Guide to: Class & Group Actions 2011 (3rd Edition)]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/International_Comparative_Legal_Guide_to_Class Actions 2011.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Colin Loveday and Andrew Morrison explain the basics of Class and Group Actions. This article appeared in the 2011 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Class Actions, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201010/22/could_government_class_action_reforms_make_nsw_the_next_hot-spot_for_class_actions.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Could Government class action reforms make NSW the next hot-spot for class actions?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201010/22/could_government_class_action_reforms_make_nsw_the_next_hot-spot_for_class_actions.page</link><description><![CDATA[NSW's changes to NSW's class actions laws in the draft Civil Procedure Amendment (Supreme Court Representative Proceedings) Bill 2010 could see NSW become the most popular forum for class actions in Australia.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20101018/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20101018/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Waiver refresher: Be alert to the possibility of waiving legal professional privilege; Express clauses for terminating a contract: when can you exercise your rights?;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20100823/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20100823/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Civil Dispute Resolution Bill - a genuine step towards more ADR?; Global reach of US securities class actions curbed; NSW announces reforms to its class action laws; What you really need to know about alternative dispute resolution clauses; Speak now, or forever hold your peace; Insolvency on a global scale; Meet our clients;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20100323/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20100323/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Statutory demands for creditors;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20091218/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20091218/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Social networking, social death? Managing your business' and staff's reputation online;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200912/01/australian_shareholders_an_australian_company_and_a_us_class_action_us_supreme_court_to_decide.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Australian shareholders, an Australian company, and a US class action? US Supreme Court to decide]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200912/01/australian_shareholders_an_australian_company_and_a_us_class_action_us_supreme_court_to_decide.page</link><description><![CDATA[The globalisation of financial markets has increased the incidence of global fraud. However, regulation, especially in the sense of private enforcement through class actions, depends on a political and legal system built around state sovereignty.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20091201/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20091201/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: What do in-house counsel really need to know about exclusion clauses?;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20091103/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20091103/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Prudential regulation catches up with litigation funding; Plaintiffs queuing up to play the blame game post-GFC; Australia to join Hague Service Convention; Recovering damages for diversion of employees - Australia takes note of English decisions;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20090709/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20090709/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Class actions in Australia: Back to basics; Is evidence served in earlier proceedings covered by litigation privilege?; It's over! When (and how) can you terminate a contract?; Entire agreement clauses - what do they seek to do? Do they work?; High Court clarifies correct test for defamation in business reputation cases; Meet our clients;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20081219/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20081219/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Sex, lies and videotape: breach of confidence claims and awards of damages; Waiver of privilege - more than a state of mind?; Risky business: Directors' and officers' liability and insurance - are you covered?; Regulator's sources protected from disclosure; Top 10 developments in commercial litigation in 2008;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20080904/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20080904/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Conceal or reveal? Reporting white-collar crime; Australia's largest shareholder class action payout - Aristocrat shareholder class action settles; Criminalising cartels - confusion or clarity?; ALRC report on client legal privilege in federal investigations; Loose lips sink ships - but when will they waive privilege in legal advice?; ALRC recommends statutory cause of action for invasion of privacy; Directors' personal liability for misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to shares;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20080613/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20080613/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Lady Luck shines light on proportionate liability; Liquidators and funded litigation - is court approval necessary?; Lowering the threshold for the granting of summary judgment; Profile - Tobin Meagher; Sub-prime crisis related litigation in Australia;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20071212/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20071212/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Some answers expected soon on continuous disclosure and shareholder class actions; Keeping it to yourself: Australian Law Reform Commission review of Australian privacy laws; Is that information confidential?; Satisfying your e-discovery obligations: how and when to do enough - but not too much!; Meet our clients;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20070914/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20070914/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Vodcast: Simple tips for surviving litigation; Fiduciary relationships, managing conflicts and Chinese walls; Defective design - How far does your product liability cover go?; Understanding the litigation process;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20070511/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20070511/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: From text to context in interpreting contracts - what does it mean for your contracts?; We're all model litigants, says NSW court; When can company officers rely on information provided by others?; RIP non-life reinsurance arbitration in NSW?; Making summary judgment more summary in the Federal Court; Meet our clients;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200702/19/policies_for_ghg_reductions_on_an_individual_mine_arbitrary_and_unfair_says_tribunal.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Policies for GHG reductions on an individual mine "arbitrary and unfair", says Tribunal]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200702/19/policies_for_ghg_reductions_on_an_individual_mine_arbitrary_and_unfair_says_tribunal.page</link><description><![CDATA[Following the Anvil Hill case in New South Wales, the question as to whether development of coal mines in Queensland would require the consideration of Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") emissions caused by the eventual consumption of the coal produced from that mine has been raised in a number of forums.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20061204/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20061204/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Litigation funding in the High Court; " Giving up the gist" - The dangers of imputed waiver of legal professional privilege; Limitation of liability and in]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200609/27/climate_change_case_puts_australian_companies_on_notice.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Climate change case puts Australian companies on notice]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200609/27/climate_change_case_puts_australian_companies_on_notice.page</link><description><![CDATA[The latest in a line of cases brought over climate change has just been filed in California against six vehicle manufacturers, raising the question of whether Australian companies could be at risk from this sort of litigation.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200608/30/litigation_funding_allowed_by_high_court_funder_loses_battle_but_wins_war.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation funding allowed by High Court: funder loses battle but wins war]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200608/30/litigation_funding_allowed_by_high_court_funder_loses_battle_but_wins_war.page</link><description><![CDATA[In Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Limited v Fostif Pty Ltd, the first decision by Australia's highest court on litigation funding, the Court held 5:2 that litigation funding was not an abuse of process or contrary to public policy. The majority was composed of Justices Gummow, Hayne and Crennan (in a joint judgment), Chief Justice Gleeson and Justice Kirby.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20060802/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20060802/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: "Without prejudice" privilege: traps for young (and old) players; Privilege limited in commission of inquiry; When can your defence amount to a waiver of legal professional privilege?; Preparing for the punch of proportionate liability; Enforcement of cartel conduct - a new era of private enforcement?; Meet our clients; Profile: Doug Bishop;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20060427/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20060427/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Is there safety in numbers?; Responding to a regulator's request for documents; Is your D&O coverage up to scratch?; Success for Clayton Utz' Recovery & Insolvency team; Meet our clients; Profile: Doug Galbraith;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20051209/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20051209/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Litigation funding agreements - the future's in the balance; Expert forensic accounting evidence: when is it admissible?; Dominant purpose, third parties, and legal professional privilege; Fixating upon the fixing of remuneration: the Stockford decision; Boardroom dynamics; New partners for Litigation;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20050531/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20050531/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: "Pure" economic loss: is the law any clearer yet?; Defamation and the Internet - Avoiding liability for publication; Invisible service; Backup tapes: friend or foe?; Fishy questions for the Federal Court;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20050208/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20050208/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: The growth of commercial litigation funding; ASIC can continue investigating even though it has commenced proceedings; Shareholders' rights to inspect the company's books; Here's the information for what it's worth: Disclaimers and the TPA; Clayton Utz sponsors INSOL 2005; Profile: Stuart Clark; Profile: Mark van Brakel;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20040826/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20040826/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Legal advice privilege and communications with third parties; Federal Government stitches up defendants' deep pockets in section 52 claims; Sex, drugs and breach of confidence; Mortgagee unable to enforce an unconscionable mortgage;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/Class Actions_Aug04.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[Class Actions in Australia - An Overview]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/Class Actions_Aug04.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Stuart Clark and Colin Loveday explain Australia's system of class actions.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20040527/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Litigation and Dispute Resolution Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/litigation_and_dispute_resolution_insights/20040527/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Applying "overriding objectives" of UK civil procedural reforms in Australia; Directors' stand alone duty to disclose misconduct; Damages for misleading conduct - The centrality of causation and reliance; Interpreting "loss or damage" under the Trade Practices Act;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/AsianCounsel.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[Class actions in Australia]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/AsianCounsel.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[1992 the Federal Government introduced a modern class action procedure. Since then the class action has become a regular feature of the Australian litigation landscape.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
