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$1.9M Appco class action settlement to provide ‘limited’ recovery for charity workers
Employment 2020-08-26 1:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A $65 million sham contracting class action against fundraising company Appco has settled for just $1.9 million, leaving the company’s allegedly underpaid army of sales […]

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Fundraiser Appco settles ‘sham’ contracting class action
Class Actions 2020-08-04 11:48 am By Miklos Bolza

Fundraising company Appco has reached a settlement to resolve a class action alleging it misclassified its army of sales people as independent contractors. In a […]

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Sham contracting class action against Appco close to settling, court told
Class Actions 2020-07-20 2:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ‘sham contracting’ class action against fundraiser Appco, said to be worth $90 million, could be settled in two weeks, the lawyer for the lead […]

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‘One hearing and two interlocutory judgments have achieved precisely nothing’: Judge scolds parties in Parklea Market dispute
Real Estate 2020-03-23 6:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has criticised the parties in a land sale dispute over Sydney’s Parklea Markets for failing to make progress to bring the case to […]

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Class wins access to Appco insurance docs in sham contracting case
Employment 2019-12-19 10:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Appco has agreed to hand over insurance policy documents to the lead applicant in a $90 million sham contracting class action, amid concerns about the […]

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Appco ‘running out of money’, class action judge hears as fight over insurance docs looms
Employment 2019-12-17 6:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fundraising company Appco has told a judge overseeing a $90 million sham contracting class action it is “running out of money” and wants to mediate […]

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Judge hits funder-backed Appco class action with costs despite ‘no costs’ rule
Class Actions 2019-05-31 5:07 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has hit the applicant in a sham contracting class action against Appco with costs for forcing the company to file a defence to […]

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‘Fantastic, in the true sense of the word’: judge slams Appco class action funder’s 40% cut
Class Actions 2019-05-16 9:19 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has raised serious concerns about the proposed commission by the funder behind a $90 million sham contracting class action against fundraiser Appco, slamming […]

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