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A Class Half Full
by Douglas Campbell
A legal podcast dealing with the class action regime in Australia
Episodes
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Common Fund Orders - Part II
This episode dives more fully into the murky waters of post-Brewster common fund orders and looks at the alternative of an expense sharing order.
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11: Common Fund Orders - Part I
Up until late 2019 common fund orders had developed as a convenient way for a litigation funder could determine and lock-in the likely return on any funding provided. They spread legal costs and funding commission in a pro-rata way across all class members. However things changed in late 2019…
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10: Interview with Justin McDonnell
In this episode of A Class Half Full, Douglas Campbell speaks with Justin McDonnell, senior consultant at King & Wood Mallesons, who reflects on his experience acting for Defendants in a number of high profile class actions including the Brisbane Floods class action and his thoughts on where…
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9: Concluding Actions
Everybody hates a class action where the only beneficiaries are the lawyers. In this episode, Douglas discusses class action settlements that only benefit the lawyers involved, and there is nothing left over for the claimants.
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8: Pre-trial Discovery
Douglas discusses the implications for class actions following the decision of Justice Lee in the ongoing Matheson Property Group matter to make an order for discovery of a party's insurance policies.
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7: Interview with Jerry Tucker
Today, Blair Hall interviews Jerry Tucker, an associate at Bottoms English Lawyers in Cairns. Ms Tucker essentially ran Australia's largest class action - the Stolen Wages class action - and in this episode explains what it was like to be involved in a case of that scale.
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6: Contradictors Part II
Douglas continues his discussion of contradictors.
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5: Contradictors
In this episode, Douglas Campbell discusses the role of court-appointed contradictors in the class action process. Contradictors are typically barristers who provide their opinion on whether or not a proposed settlement is fair and reasonable in the circumstances.
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4: Problems with Opt-out Notices
In this episode, Douglas Campbell QC discusses various problems with opt-out notices, such as opting out after the time limit has elapsed, and who should get the notice in the first place.
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3: Opt-out Notice Requirements
Today, Douglas discusses the requirements for an opt-out notice.
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2: The Opt-Out System
In the second episode of A Class Half Full podcast, Douglas Campbell QC discusses the use of the opt-out system in Australia. How did it come about and what are its weakness.
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1: Exploitation of Class Members
'A Class Half Full' is a new legal podcast by Douglas Campbell QC and Blair Hall, tackling the class action system in Australia. This episode is an introduction to the podcast as a whole, as well as thoughts about the underlying concept behind class actions in Australia - particularly that they…
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How many episodes does A Class Half Full have?
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A legal podcast dealing with the class action regime in Australia
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A Class Half Full is created and hosted by Douglas Campbell.
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