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I started reading MB's Retainer & Costs Agreement.

I'd HIGHLY recommend that anyone contemplating signing up to ANY class action take a VERY CLOSE HARD look at the full agreement. You're responsible for carrying out your own due diligence before you commit. If you don't quite understand the terminology used in the Agreement or the phrasing of the clauses contained therein, FIND OUT.

You gotta go into these things eyes wide open.

This might be informative:

No win no fee cost agreement consumer information. Queensland Legal Services Commission publication, but you get the gist of what to watch out for. https://www.lsc.qld.gov.au/__data/as...-agreement.pdf

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Originally Posted by Eaglen00b

I started reading MB's Retainer & Costs Agreement.

I'd HIGHLY recommend that anyone contemplating signing up to ANY class action take a VERY CLOSE HARD look at the full agreement. You're responsible for carrying out your own due diligence before you commit. If you don't quite understand the terminology used in the Agreement or the phrasing of the clauses contained therein, FIND OUT.

You gotta go into these things eyes wide open.

This might be informative:

No win no fee cost agreement consumer information. Queensland Legal Services Commission publication, but you get the gist of what to watch out for. https://www.lsc.qld.gov.au/__data/as...-agreement.pdf

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No doubt there's quite a lot of legalese in there.

I'm suspecting that there's going to be something indicating a range of costs that will be incurred on an hourly basis being done by the lawyers and payment for these services will firstly come out of the settlement which may come from Volkswagen. The remainder will be distributed evenly amongst those signed up to the class action. So probably in reality when there's something close to $1000/hour, costs of $2/photocopy plus other miscellaneous sundry, after the initial fees are settled, the members of the class action gets a Snickers bar each?

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Originally Posted by dero

No doubt there's quite a lot of legalese in there.

I'm suspecting that there's going to be something indicating a range of costs that will be incurred on an hourly basis being done by the lawyers and payment for these services will firstly come out of the settlement which may come from Volkswagen. The remainder will be distributed evenly amongst those signed up to the class action. So probably in reality when there's something close to $1000/hour, costs of $2/photocopy plus other miscellaneous sundry, after the initial fees are settled, the members of the class action gets a Snickers bar each?

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Based on my reading of the contract, claimants may even end up with a LEGAL bill if the settlement amount doesn't cover the litigation costs + disbursements + uplift fees. But hey, I may be wrong.

I heard that Mauris. Blackburn today launched a legal action in the Supreme Court. It is seeking $10,000 for every person who has registered a class action with them .

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I heard that Mauris. Blackburn today launched a legal action in the Supreme Court. It is seeking $10,000 for every person who has registered a class action with them .

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Absolutely incorrect according to the email I got on Monday We have till next Friday to formally join the action and it clearly states we WILL NOT BE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY upfront and that they recoup their fees out of the settlement money.

I have asked them what do they charge, like hourly rates etc or a % of the total settlement. Havent had an answer yet.

I think he's saying that they are seeking that from vw, not from the action participants...

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Originally Posted by Swallowtail

I think he's saying that they are seeking that from vw, not from the action participants...

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Well maybe so but seems a bit illogical when a court could decide to give us a lot more than that.

Perhaps its in the writing its a bit obscure as to who they are asking for what and why.

"... $10,000 FOR every person", not FROM.

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Just FYI. Maurice Blackburn do not have the lead case for the class action. See attached link:

Official VW Class Action | Compensation | Australia