Court has power to make cy-pres orders in class action settlements, judge says

AIG 2020-01-17 10:19 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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The judge who last month approved a $29 million settlement in a consumer class action against Radio Rentals has held that courts have power to order part of a settlement sum to go to charitable causes where distributing the funds to group members is too hard or impossible.

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