Contingency fee ruling may face serious scrutiny in a High Court challenge, experts say

Analysis 2024-07-10 11:55 pm
Although carefully reasoned, last week’s landmark judgment by the Full Federal Court finding power to grant contingency fees to class action solicitors has placed the question of statutory authority to award settlement common fund orders on more unsteady ground than before, experts say.
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