Episode Details

Class action filings fell to their lowest level in almost a decade, while more than $1.65 billion in settlements were approved. To mark the launch of the 14th edition of The Review: Class Actions in Australia 2025/2026, Mallesons Partners Alex Morris and Peta Stevenson discuss the major developments shaping class action risk and what organisations should be watching in the year ahead.

Key topics discussed

• What is behind the fall in class action filings
• Why settlement values remain high
• Key developments in shareholder class actions, including Brambles and Worley
• Growing overlap between class actions and regulatory actions
• Developments in litigation funding and group costs orders
• Emerging areas of risk, including AI, cyber and data breaches and ESG-related claims
• What boards and in-house legal teams should be watching next