Jason Betts

Practice Areas

- Class Actions

- Commercial Litigation

- Litigation and Dispute Resolution

- Financial Services Regulatory

- Product liability

Career

Jason is a partner based in our Sydney office. Jason is recognised as one of Australia’s leading class action, regulatory investigation, and product liability specialists. Jason is one of Australia’s leading class action, regulatory investigation and product liability specialists. He has over 25 years’ of litigation experience and has defended the largest class actions and investigations in the Australian market. He is the only Australian defence lawyer to have run five class actions to final trial and judgment, winning each of those cases on behalf of his clients (including CBA, Worley, Iluka Resources and Marsh/JLT). Jason also led the defence of two of Australia’s largest ever product liability class action cases, ran the defence of two of Australia’s largest ASIC investigations against listed Australian corporations; and acted for the defendant in the seminal Australian decision on third party litigation funding in Australia – Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Ltd v Fostif Pty Ltd. He is the highest ranked Commercial Litigation Lawyer in Doyles Guide; described by Chambers and Partners as “the most in-demand litigator in New South Wales”, and a multiple award-winning lawyer across numerous rankings, including the Lawyers Weekly 2024 Class Actions Partner of the Year. Jason is a Visitor to the University of Sydney Law School, teaching the post-graduate course “Class Action Litigation in Australia”. In 2022 Jason co-authored the third edition of the leading class actions text book in the country, “Class Actions in Australia”. He obtained his Master of Laws from the University of Virginia, specialising in class action defence theory.

For additional information on Jason's professional background, please visit: https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/j/jason-betts