Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
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
Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast

Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Class Actions.

South Morang, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in South Morang, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.

Dalby, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Dalby, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.

Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.

Helensvale, QLD · Gold Coast
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Helensvale, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Class Actions and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Springfield Central, QLD · Ipswich
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Springfield Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Class Actions.

Broken Hill, NSW · Far West
Slater and Gordon Lawyers provides legal services in Broken Hill, NSW. Listed practice areas include Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP, Personal Injury and Class Actions.

Redan, VIC · Ballarat & Central Highlands
Slater and Gordon Lawyers provides legal services in Redan, VIC. Listed practice areas include Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP, Personal Injury and Class Actions.

Niddrie, VIC · Northern Melbourne
Slater and Gordon Lawyers provides legal services in Niddrie, VIC. Listed practice areas include Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP, Personal Injury and Class Actions.

Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Toronto, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Toronto, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

Campbelltown, NSW · Western Sydney
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Campbelltown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Whyalla, SA · Eyre, Yorke & Mid North
Turner Freeman Lawyers provides legal services in Whyalla, SA. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Personal Injury and Wills & Estates.
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.