Judge grills law firm for spending 180 hours on pleadings in Drakes class action

Adero Law 2022-10-17 2:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

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A judge has questioned a class action firm’s claim that it and its counsel spent 180 hours and $63,000 in fees preparing pleadings in an underpayments class action against supermarket chain Drakes, saying the number of hours was not “reasonable”.

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