Patricia Matthews
King & Wood Mallesons
Articles
Franchisees fail in their class action against Pizza Hut
Australia - April 4 2016 On 5 February 2016, the Federal Court of Australia in Diab Pty Ltd v YUM! Restaurants Australia Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 43 dismissed the claims made...
Class Actions and the new National Court Framework in Australia
Australia - December 18 2015 On 16 October 2015, the Federal Court issued a consultation draft for its 'Central Practice Note' for the new National Court Framework (NCF), the new…
Timbercorp: preserving individual defences to related proceedings even after class action is dismissed
Australia - October 27 2015 The Victorian Supreme Court in Timbercorp Finance Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Collins and Tomes[2015] VSC 461 (Timbercorp v Collins & Tomes) has allowed…
Lawyer driven class actions – a potential abuse of process
Australia - March 24 2015 In a judgment handed down just prior to Christmas, the Victorian Court of Appeal has held that it is an abuse of process to commence a class action…
Funder and lawyer: is there scope to play both roles in a class action
Australia - December 23 2014 The Supreme Court of Victoria has held that the proper administration of justice requires that a solicitor and senior counsel with an indirect…
