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Monash IVF class action wants bulk of late members shut out of $56M deal
Class Actions 2024-12-12 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action on behalf of 700 patients alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos has told a court the majority of late registrants should not share in the $56 million settlement.

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‘Risks in every case’: Judge questions contingency fee in IAG class action
Insurance 2024-12-05 4:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned a contingency fee bid by Slater & Gordon in a class action against Insurance Australia, saying the risks of the case were inherent to almost every class action.

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Judge facing recusal bid clarifies relationship with litigation funder
Class Actions 2024-11-29 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge presiding over a class action against Fletcher Building has clarified his relationship with the director of a litigation funder which is the basis of a recusal bid.

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Fletcher can’t pry into judge’s background as law firm class action head
Class Actions 2024-11-18 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Evidence sought by Fletcher Building from a judge’s former law firm as part of the construction company’s recusal bid is inadmissible, a court has ruled.

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Judge mulls CFO to cut Mayne class action funder’s commission
Class Actions 2024-11-08 11:48 pm By Andy Sidler

A commission baked into a funding agreement in a class action against Mayne Pharma is under threat, with a judge mulling an order off his own bat to cut the rate. 

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Judge’s ‘past life’ comments on class action reform no basis for recusal, court told
Class Actions 2024-10-10 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A bid to disqualify a judge who spoke publicly about proposed reforms to class action law from hearing a class action against Fletcher Building is out of touch with reality, a court has heard.

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Judge from Maurice Blackburn should not hear Fletcher class action, court told
Class Actions 2024-10-02 11:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge should be disqualified from hearing a class action against Fletcher Building because of his previous association with the funder, as well as public remarks he made as a plaintiffs’ solicitor, a court has heard. 

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Contingency fee rates may rise in wake of Slater & Gordon win
Analysis 2024-08-29 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ruling this week that kept intact a contingency fee rate of 27.5 per cent sought by Slater & Gordon to run a shareholder class action against G8 Education might encourage law firms to seek higher percentage payouts at the outset of group proceedings in Victoria.

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Class action firms can breathe easier after first contingency fee win
Class Actions 2024-08-28 1:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Class action settlement approval hearings are not a time for the court to second guess a law firm’s contingency fee as set down in a group costs order, a judge has found, but the question of proportionality is still key, and evidence of a firm’s return on investment and hourly fees may be relevant to the final decision.

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$12.8M payday for Slater & Gordon as judge blesses first class action contingency fee
Class Actions 2024-08-28 11:02 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has signed off on the first-ever settlement allowing a law firm to earn a contingency fee, approving a $12.8 million cut for Slater & Gordon in a shareholder class action against G8 Education.

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