Stolen wages class action judge skeptical of lawyers, funders profiting 'on backs' of group members

Stolen wages class action judge skeptical of lawyers, funders profiting 'on backs' of group members

Save (0) Please login to bookmarkClose Username or Email Address Password Remember Me A judge has approved a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has criticised the plaintiff’s law firm for the costs incurred in the case and raised doubts about the value of litigation funding. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.Already a subscriber? Username or Email Address Password Remember Me …

Shine criticised for ‘excessive’ fees in stolen wages class action

Shine Lawyers was criticised by a court and two Indigenous organisations for its work on a class action that alleged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in the Northern Territory were underpaid, or not at all, over four decades in the early to mid-1900s.