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Judge warns against blanket confidentiality claims in settlement approval applications
Alan Sullivan 2023-08-08 1:41 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge asked to approve a settlement in a class action against retirement village provider Aveo has sent a shot across the bow to law firms seeking to make broad confidentiality claims over the settlement, saying such claims should be kept “to a minimum” in class actions.

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‘It’s a disaster’: Judge questions $11M settlement in Aveo class action
Alan Sullivan 2023-06-08 12:04 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned an $11 million settlement in a class action against retirement village provider Aveo, resolving to appoint a contradictor and a costs referee amid a dispute between the plaintiff law firm and its litigation funder, which the court heard has “grave concerns” about the costs incurred in the case.

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Law firm expresses ‘regret’ as Aveo pays just $11M to settle class action
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2023-03-28 4:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Former KWM solicitor, now judge, won’t recuse herself from United Petroleum case
Associate Justice Patricia Matthews 2023-01-13 4:46 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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Law firm principal agrees to keep clear of retirement villages in Aveo class action
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-11-21 10:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Silk asked to appear in video opt-out notice to confused members in Aveo class action
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-10-27 5:34 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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Aveo class action members facing novel funding order protected by court, judge says
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-09-13 12:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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‘If they were my clients I’d advise them to opt out’, barrister tells Aveo class action judge
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-08-09 11:06 pm By Sam Matthews

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.

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