Law firm launches definitive guide to Australian class actions
A quarter of a century of class actions in Australia is the focus of a new book from
Herbert Smith Freehills.
The law firm has published the book in association with Ross Parsons Centre of Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law at the
University of Sydney.
It’s a definitive guide to class actions from the start of Australia’s regime for the actions in 1992 through to 2017 and is edited by HFS partner Damian Grave and executive counsel Helen Mould.
Contributors include members of the judiciary, academics, business community and several of the firm’s partners from Australia and London.
“The number of actions filed has grown steadily since the class actions regime was introduced. The regime has developed in parallel with the growth in litigation funding. Approximately half of all Federal Court class actions filed in the last five years have been funded by a third party litigation funder, including many funders from overseas,” Grave said.
The book can be purchased from the Ross Parsons Centre.
Eversheds Sutherland announces senior management changes
The election of Eversheds Sutherland (International) managing partner Lee Ranson as chief executive, has been followed by some other changes to the firm’s senior management.
Succeding Ranson as managing partner is Keith Froud with particular focus on practice groups and operations outside the US; while Ian Gray becomes executive partner, client strategy, with a focus on marketing, client strategy, business development and client service.
New appointee Julian Lee completes the executive team as finance director.
Other changes include Keri Rees taking over from Keith Froud as company commercial practice head; Dianne Gilhooley will succeed Martin Warren as human resources practice group head following Warren’s decision to step down; Debbie Jukes becomes general counsel; and Judith Green has joined as communications director.
Baker McKenzie takes out global IP firm award
Baker McKenzie has been named Global IP Firm of the Year along with four other awards at the Managing IP awards.
The firm’s global IP head John Flaim said the team was extremely proud to have won the award again: “It is the product of our team’s tremendous talent, hard work, and dedication to excellence.”
