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legal news

uber

class

action

update

from Maurice Blackburn Solicitors

Many readers will recall that Uber prepared our written arguments We remain confident in our case.
made a number of procedural to be heard before the Court of We still think it will take a few years
applications last year to try and Appeal on 28 May 2020. to resolve, because it is complex
stop the class action, including a and large. But we think our case
strike out. A strike out is where the Meanwhile, the main case is still has merit and will be successful.
defendant tries to have the case going ahead before the judge while
thrown out because they say it the appeal is going on. Uber’s If you have registered with us, you
cannot succeed. written defence is due on 29 May should be receiving letters from
2020 and we are listed for further us. If you have not received these
These applications were heard directions on 26 June 2020. letters, please contact us so we can
in September. A decision was update your details.
handed down in late December, Outside of the court hearings,
and we were successful with the we are continuing to work on Should your personal
court dismissing nearly all of the assessing losses. circumstances change, please also
applications brought by Uber. This contact our offices. You can do
was a good outcome for us. The We are using a sample of people so on 1800 291 047 or at Uber@
judge asked us to redraft our written who have registered with us to mauriceblackburn.com.au.
case a little, which we did, and we work out the losses suffered by the
submitted that in late February. group as efficiently as possible. If You may also wish to visit our
you are in the sample, we would webpage for the class action at
The defendants have appealed the have contacted you by now, uberclassaction.com.au containing
judge’s decision from December. otherwise you do not need to do key documents and updates about
They are making the same anything. We are grateful to those the case.
arguments about why the case who have assisted us with this
should not go ahead. We have sampling exercise.
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