Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to fuel a surge in class actions because the crisis would have “masked fundamental business weaknesses”, industry veteran John Walker says.
Mr Walker, of litigation funder CASL, said the election of the Labor government would also help the pendulum swing back in favour of those seeking to lodge class action claims.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
