Beyond Brewster: Recent Developments in Class Actions

3 DECEMBER 2020 AT 5:15PM

The Commercial Law Section presents a specialist panel discussing recent trends in the funding, conduct and settlement of class actions following the High Court’s decision in BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster [2019] HCA 45.  Topics include the fate of common fund orders post-Brewster, competing class actions and security for costs against litigation funders.

Speakers:

• The Honourable Justice Michael Lee, Federal Court of Australia
• Guy Donnellan, Level 22 Chambers
• Amy Munro, Eleven Wentworth  

Chair:

• Catherine Gleeson, New Chambers, Secretary of the Commercial Law Section

The seminar has been organised by the Commercial Law Section of the NSW Bar Association.