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Peter is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution & Restructuring & Insolvency group. For more than twenty five years, Peter has advised on a range of complex commercial and contract disputes, class action litigation, and insolvency and restructuring matters for a range of foreign and domestic clients including multinational and domestic corporations, ASX listed entities, financial institutions, and insolvency practitioners. Peter's practice is focused on three key areas - (i) complex commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on financial services and property; (ii) class actions; and (iii) insolvency and restructuring.
In Class Actions

Australia: Aggregate damages awards in Australian class actions – back to the future?

by and 7 Mins Read

In brief The Federal Court of Australia has awarded aggregate damages in an Australian consumer class action proceeding commenced by a private applicant. The last time an order of this kind was made was in 1998, in representative proceedings commenced by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).[1] In Williams v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (Initial Trial) [2022] FCA 344 (“Williams”), a class action concerning defective diesel particulate filter systems, Justice Lee awarded damages on an…