Injury & Compensation
Class action lawyers run group claims on behalf of many people harmed by the same conduct.
Class actions have covered product defects, investor losses, consumer overcharging and more. Group members usually don't pay upfront, and funding may come from a litigation funder or contingency arrangement where permitted.
Class actions let thousands of people with the same problem pursue a claim together, which no individual could afford alone.
Australia's federal class action regime began in 1992, with Victoria, NSW, Queensland, WA and Tasmania adding their own. Victoria allows group costs orders, a form of contingency fee, in its Supreme Court.
Class Actions firms in the directory
157 firms
Piper Alderman provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Logan Central, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Logan Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Class Actions.
Roma, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Creevey Horrell Lawyers Roma provides legal services in Roma, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Coronial Inquests and Business & Commercial Law.
Erina, NSW · Central Coast
Gerard Malouf & Partners (GMP Law) Parramatta provides legal services in Erina, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Medical Negligence.
Ringwood, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Nowicki Carbone provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Public Liability and Family Law.
Cleveland, QLD · Brisbane South & Logan
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Cleveland, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Class Actions.
Werribee, VIC · Western Melbourne
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Werribee, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Class Actions.
Warragul, VIC · Gippsland
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Warragul, VIC. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Tweed Heads, NSW · Northern Rivers
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Tweed Heads, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Personal Injury and Wills & Estates.
Bella Vista, NSW · Hills District
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Bella Vista, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Personal Injury and Wills & Estates.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
YPOL Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Class Actions.
Perth, WA · Perth CBD
Chamberlains Law Firm provides legal services in Perth, WA. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Class Actions.
Aspley, QLD · Brisbane North & Moreton Bay
Charter Mercantile Agency provides legal services in Aspley, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Class Actions.
Warrnambool, VIC · Western District & Wimmera
Gordon Legal Warrnambool provides legal services in Warrnambool, VIC. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
Legal Aid Queensland provides legal services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Coronial Inquests and Business & Commercial Law.
Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers provides legal services in Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Planning & Environment and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Colac, VIC · Western District & Wimmera
Maddens Lawyers provides legal services in Colac, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Contested Wills & Family Provision.
Gladstone Central, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Gladstone Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Trinity Beach, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Trinity Beach, QLD. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Garbutt, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Garbutt, QLD. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Frankston, VIC · South East Melbourne
RHL Legal provides legal services in Frankston, VIC. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.
NSW · Brisbane North & Moreton Bay
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Understand the next step
Identify the proposed or existing proceeding and any registration or settlement notice. Ask what participation involves, who represents the group and how funding and deductions are explained.
Do not assume registering interest and becoming bound by a proceeding or settlement are the same event.
Provide a chronology, relevant locations and employer or insurer details, together with forms and decisions already received.
Discuss medical, employment, incident and expense records. Ask who will obtain reports and how access, privacy and expert costs will be managed.
Have any offer, assessment or release explained before agreeing. Clarify what a resolution would cover and whether related claims need separate advice.
Ask for the written meaning of no win, no fee, including expenses, any uplift and possible other costs. The phrase alone is not enough to compare arrangements.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Ask early about notice, claim and review limits in the relevant scheme. Keep the incident date and every insurer decision available for assessment.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
In many cases you're automatically a group member if you fit the description, but registering with the law firm is often needed to receive compensation.
You pay the lawyer's professional fees only if the claim succeeds. You may still be responsible for costs such as medical reports, and in some cases the other side's costs, so ask for a written costs agreement.
Simple claims can settle within months. Claims involving serious injuries usually wait until your condition has stabilised so the full impact can be assessed, which can take a year or more.