Sentences with phrase «multiple claimant claims»

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Established in 1992, Australia's federal class action regime was developed to promote the more efficient resolution of multiple claims sharing common issues, to increase access to justice for small claimants and to safeguard the interests of group members and respondents alike.

The ability of a group or groups of multiple claimants to bring joint claims — a class action — has long existed in a number of legal jurisdictions.

She has advised in particular in large high profile multi party claims from the Financial Compensation Scheme defending independent financial advisors and in bringing a claim by multiple claimants in regard to complicated financial pension advice against various financial institutions and IFAs.

Defending a commercial client against multiple claims of discrimination and whistle - blowing, eventually having the Claimant's claims struck out before an 8 - day hearing took place.

The difficulties are compounded if there is uncertainty about who is claiming native title in the land that is the subject of the application or if there are multiple claimants asserting essentially identical interests.

Since the first native title claimant application was lodged by the Quandamooka Peoples in 1995, the process of resolving their native title required the claim group to decide who are the people in the native title claim group, who are the person or people that are the applicant, and negotiate with multiple parties about their native title rights and interests over North Stradbroke Island and some of the surrounding islands and waters of Morton Bay.

An interpleader is a legal device whereby a stakeholder (the broker holding the deposit) who may be exposed to multiple liability as a result of adverse claims, may commence a lawsuit involving the claimants, effectively requiring those parties to adjudicate their claims and discharge the broker from further responsibility with respect to the deposit.