A total of 54 class actions commenced in Australia in the most recent fiscal year, equaling last year’s record and prompting judges to take a more active role in case management, according to a report by King & Wood Mallesons.

The rise has prompted King & Wood to ask in its report, “The Review—Class Actions in Australia 2018/2019,” whether the high level of class action activity is “the new normal.”

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