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Getswift Ltd v Webb

(2022) 276 CLR 553
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2022
StatusBinding authority

Summary

High Court of Australia held there is no power to make a common fund order in favour of litigation funders at the interlocutory stage of a class action.

Key Principle

class action; common fund order; litigation funding; no power to make common fund order at interlocutory stage

Area of Law

procedure

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