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Law firm expresses ‘regret’ as Aveo pays just $11M to settle class action
A class action against Aveo Group has settled for $11 million mid trial, with the law firm that brought the case expressing regret for any "distress or anxiety" it caused and acknowledging the retirement village provider’s contracts with residents were lawful. 
Former KWM solicitor, now judge, won’t recuse herself from United Petroleum case
A judge who previously acted for a United Petroleum Group company in a “highly acrimonious” case eight years ago has refused to recuse herself from adjudicating a new dispute involving a related company.
Law firm principal agrees to keep clear of retirement villages in Aveo class action
The principal of a law firm running a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group has agreed not to drop in on residents without giving the company notice.
Silk asked to appear in video opt-out notice to confused members in Aveo class action
A judge has declined to approve an amended opt-out notice featuring a video from a silk further explaining a "confusing" opt-out notice sent to group members in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that has led to 400 opt-outs.
Aveo class action members facing novel funding order protected by court, judge says
A judge has approved an opt-out notice in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that advises of a proposed application for a controversial funding order that would put a lien on some group members homes.
‘If they were my clients I’d advise them to opt out’, barrister tells Aveo class action judge
The first ever amicus appointed in a fight over the wording of an opt out notice in a class action has told a court a proposed novel funding model in a case against retirement home provider Aveo Group could be a "nightmare scenario" for certain group members.