Clayton Utz‘s defendant-focused commercial litigation practice is led by Greg Williams and is active in class actions across Australia, representing a range of different clients and governmental bodies across consumer, pharmaceutical and financial class actions. Andrew Morrison recently represented the Victorian Department of Health in multiple alleged unpaid overtime class actions. Ross McInnes has a strong grasp of the defence of financial services class actions, while Matthew Spain combines his expertise in litigation and regulatory investigations with his class actions work. Alexandra Rose has defended leading clients in the health technology sector, and Katie Wood is active in class actions and product liability claims in a number of sectors, including technology and financial. Sheena McKie is noted for her class actions expertise in the pharmaceutical and medical technologies fields.
Testimonials
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'They lead a close knit team of senior and junior practitioners who are able to work together to deliver the best outcomes for their clients.'
‘Colin Loveday, Greg Williams and Alex Rose are the doyens of the class actions space. In particular, they dominate the competition in product liability matters and are able to deliver outstanding outcomes, no matter how challenging the matter.'
Key clients
- Bayer Australia Ltd
- Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Work highlights
- Acting for the Victorian State Health Services to recover payment of alleged unpaid unrostered overtime owing to junior doctors employed in Victoria between 2015 - 2021.
- Representing Bayer Australia in a class action concerning a contraceptive device, which is currently in trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria.