Independent firm Johnson Winter Slattery acts for a range of defendants and claimants in class actions, as well as acting for class action funders in Australia and overseas. The firm has acted in ‘bet the company’ class actions, with Paul Reidy acting in one of the largest consumer class actions arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert Johnston has a broad class actions practice, representing clients across motor vehicle class actions and data breach class actions. Frances Dreyer focuses on claims in the health sector, as well as in the financial and investment spheres, while Andreas Piesiewicz and Felicity Karageorge have acted for clients in the corporate space in high-value and high-profile consumer class actions.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The Sydney team in particular are excellent. At the forefront of Australian class action litigation. Strength in depth, and partners engaged and across all detail of cases. Plaintiff and defence side - all round experience and expertise. Combination of great lawyers and also commercial thinkers. Willing to work with you to agree competitive fee arrangements/budgets.’
‘Strategic thinkers; proactive case managers; highly relevant experience transferrable across cases; user friendly and responsive. Stand out partners include Andreas Piesiewicz and Felicity Karageorge.’
Key clients
- Qantas Group
- Merivale Group
Work highlights
- Defending Qantas in a series of consumer class actions relating to flight credits that were issued during the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of refunds.
- Acting in a motor vehicle class action in Australia against Hyundai and Kia involving defective engines in half a million cars following on from similar cases in the US.