Alice Poole

Jul 24, 2024 | lexology.com | Nina Blomfield |James Caird |Jania Baigent |Alice Poole |Nick Chapman |Emma Strong

In a decision that will be welcomed by litigation funders and class action plaintiffs, the Court of Appeal has ruled that New Zealand courts can make common fund orders at the start of a class action. Read the full decision of the Court of Appeal [here] and our earlier comments on the High Court decision [here]. What is a common fund order?

Jul 8, 2024 | lexology.com | Alice Poole |Nina Blomfield |Jania Baigent |Anita Birkinshaw |Nick Chapman |Mary Holden

On 27 June, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in partnership with the Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law published its sixth annual ‘Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation: 2024 Snapshot’ Report. The Report examines the key trends emerging from the 230 climate litigation cases brought globally in the 2023 calendar year.