Cases

• Ø Lendlease Corporation Ltd v Pallas[2025] HCA 19
• to issue notice foreshadowing class closure to group members. Ø Mallonland Pty Ltd v Advanta Seeds Pty Ltd[2024] HCA 25
• respect of its manufacture of seeds causing them pure economic loss. Ø Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Robertson[2024] FCAFC 58
• report into cyberbreach. Ø LCM Funding Pty Ltd v Stanwell Corp Ltd[2022] FCAFC 103
• Ø Davaria v Seven Eleven Stores Ltd[2020] FCAFC 183

• entertain question of power to make common fund order. Ø Addenbrooke Pty Ltd v Duncan(2017) 348 ALR 1

• Ø Polo Enterprises Australia Pty Ltd v Pinctada Hotels and Resorts Pty Ltd[2015] NSWCA 397

• McKenna / John de Mestre & Co). Ø ADCO Constructions Pty Ltd v Goudappel(2014) 254 CLR 1

• (led by Mr D.F. Jackson QC, briefed by Moray & Agnew). Ø Fortescue Metals Group Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia(2013) 250 CLR 548

• Ø AMP Capital Property Nominees Ltd v Westfield Management Ltd (2012) 247 CLR 129[2011] NSWCA 386

• D.F. Jackson QC, Mr P. Cosgrave SC and Mr M.I. Borsky, briefed by Allens). Ø E. & J. Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan (Australia) Pty Ltd(2010) 241 CLR 144

• Douglas QC and Mr D.T. Kell (briefed by Mallesons Stephen Jaques). Ø ICM Agriculture Pty Ltd v Commonwealth & Ors(2009) 240 CLR 140

• Ø Byrnes v Origin Energy Ltd

• conduct concerning earnings guidance (briefed by Phi Finney McDonald). Ongoing Ø Lidgett v Downer EDI Ltd

• William Roberts Lawyers). Ongoing. Ø Raeken Pty Ltd atf Dowrick Superannuation Fund v James Hardie Industries Plc

• (briefed by Echo Law). Ongoing Ø Parkin v Boral Ltd (“Boral Class Actions”)

• Ø Zonia Holdings Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Baron v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA Class Actions”)

• Ongoing. Ø Southernwood & Kidd v Brambles Ltd (“Brambles Class Actions”)

• Blackburn Lawyers and Slater & Gordon Lawyers). Ongoing Ø “EML Class Action” (Mumford v EML Payments Ltd)

• for $37.3M. Ø “Crown II Class Action” (Lieberman v Crown Resorts Ltd)

• Maurice Blackburn Lawyers), settled for $72.5M. Ø “Mayne Class Action” (Hillman v Mayne Pharma Group Ltd)

• Gordon Ltd

• alleging continuous disclosure breaches and misleading or deceptive conduct by Allco, (and on ‘common fund’ application(2015) 325 ALR 539

• PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities Ltd)

• of residential aged care facilities (briefed by JGA Saddler). Ongoing. Ø Green v Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd

• Ø Johnston v Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty Ltd and Moroney v Kia Australia Pty Ltd (“Hyundai and Kia ABS Defect Class Actions”)

• guarantees in relation to ABS defects (briefed by Maurice Blackburn). Ongoing. Ø Kusmanoff v REST Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd

• Lawyers). Ongoing. Ø Preece v Aristocrat Leisure Ltd

• Ø Robertson & Anor v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (“Optus Data Breach Class Actions”)

• data breach (briefed by Slater & Gordon Lawyers). Ø McLean Phillips v Carnival Plc

• with norovirus affecting multiple cruises (briefed by Shine Lawyers). Ø “QSuper Class Action” (Challenor v QSuper Board)

• trustee (briefed by Shine Lawyers), settled for $69M subject to Court approval. Ø “Colonial Fees Class Action” (Krieger v Colonial First State Investments Ltd)

• High Court concerning power to make early common fund orders ((2019) 265 FCR 21

• v National Australia Bank Ltd

• proceedings concerning credit card penalty fees litigated against ANZ (

• 249; (2015) 236 FCR 199, (2016) 258 CLR 525), and resolved with NAB ([2016] FCA 340

• Ø Haswell v Commonwealth of Australia (“Multi-Site PFAS Class Action”) and Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council v Commonwealth of Australia

• Ø Hudson v Commonwealth of Australia (“Oakey PFAS Contamination Class Action”) and Bartlett v

• Commonwealth of Australia (“Katherine PFAS Contamination Class Action”)

• (formerly SPI Electricity Pty Ltd)

• Ø Caulton v State of Queensland

• Islander peoples in North Queensland (briefed by JGA Saddler). Ongoing Ø McDonald v Commonwealth (“NT Aboriginal Stolen Wages Class Action”)

• Shine Lawyers), settled for up to $202M (NT). Ø Street v State of Western Australia (“WA Aboriginal Stolen Wages Class Action”)

• (briefed by Shine Lawyers), settled for up to $180M. Ø Stolen Generations Class Action (Ellis v Commonwealth of Australia

• Ø Westgem Investments Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd

• Ø Bill Express Ltd (in Liq) v Pitcher Partners (a firm); Bill Express Ltd v KPMG (a firm)

• Ø Free Serbian Orthodox Church Diocese for Australia and New Zealand Property Trust v Dobrijevic

• trusts cy-pres (led by Mr G.O. Blake SC Ø Re Anglican Development Fund Diocese of Bathurst(2015) 336 ALR 372

• of comfort, and charitable trusts (led by Mr G.O. Blake SC). Ø Marathon Global Fund Plc v AustralianSuper Pty Ltd