Judge says cost agreement void, but approves $2M payday for Maddens in bushfire class action
Business of Law 2020-03-03 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh | Melbourne
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A judge has signed off on a $2 million payout for Maddens Lawyers in a class action against electricity provider Powercor over a 2018 St Patrick’s Day bushfire in Victoria that settled last year for $17.5 million, despite finding that the law firm’s cost agreement with group members was void.

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