Judge slashes law firm’s uplift in Box Hill Institute class action

Bernard Quinn 2022-11-30 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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A judge has approved a $33 million settlement in a class action against vocational education provider Box Hill Institute, but taken the ax to a law firm’s proposed 18.25 per cent loading on its fees, saying courts shouldn’t approve uplifts for run of the mill legal work.

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