What’s unjust about them? Full Court appears open to contingency fees for class action lawyers

Class Actions 2024-05-28 11:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

Hearing arguments Tuesday on whether lawyers should be permitted to earn contingency fees in Federal Court class actions, judges on a Full Court bench appeared to lean in favour of allowing so-called solicitors’ common fund orders, rejecting claims they are “unjust”.