Judge hits funder-backed Appco class action with costs despite ‘no costs’ rule

Class Actions 2019-05-31 5:07 pm By Amelia Birnie | Sydney

A judge has hit the applicant in a sham contraction class action against Appco with costs for forcing the company to file a defence to a superseded pleading, saying the usual “no costs” rule in Fair Work cases had less force in actions backed by third party litigation funders.