Victoria passes hotly contested contingency fee bill

Class Actions 2020-06-18 7:28 pm By Alison Eveleigh | Sydney

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Victoria’s lawmakers have passed a fiercely-debated bill that lifts the ban on contingency fees, making the state the first in the country to allow lawyers to take a percentage cut of any judgment or settlement in class actions.

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