NSW Chief Justice Andrew Bell says Victoria’s emergence as the preferred forum for class actions is “unfortunate”, and warns that solicitors charging contingency fees are breaking lawyer conduct rules.
In a speech to the Association of Litigation Funders in Sydney on Tuesday, Chief Justice Bell said legislation in Victoria in 2020 that introduced contingency fees had “skewed” the market for class actions.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
