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Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd

(2014) 313 ALR 383
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtSupreme Court of Victoria
Year2014
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Bushfire class action; Black Saturday; Part IVA proceedings; settlement approval; litigation funding arrangement; $494M settlement

Area of Law

class-action

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