Are you eligible to join Australia\'s largest energy class action?
Law firm Piper Alderman has filed Australia's largest energy class action in the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of more than 40,000 electricity customers.
The class action is being brought against two Queensland state owned electricity generators, alleging that they manipulated the electricity pricing system and artificially inflated consumers' electricity bills.
The action is brought on behalf of anyone who paid for electricity in Queensland at any point from 20 January 2015 to 20 January 2021 and who has registered to participate.
The claim is seeking damages on behalf of registered participants only, however, Piper Alderman has indicated that it will apply to join new registrants to the action providing a final opportunity for electricity consumers to join the action if they wish.
In order to register, visit www.QLDEnergyClassAction.com.au.
As a litigation funder is covering the legal costs, it does not cost anything to join the action and it is based on a no-win, no fee basis.
If new registrants are allowed to join the class action, will you take part in the action? Do you think electricity prices are too high? Should we see more action against electricity companies?
Not being a Queenslander, this article doesn't apply but it made me curious about the "no-win, no fee basis". I read recently about a case that was won on this basis and the "winners" received a pittance considering the original ruling as the legal team reaped the bulk of the settlement. I wonder, Ben, if you or one of your team could run an article on the results of the "no-win, no fee basis" cases and who were the winners. Apologies for going off topic.