Signing up to the Treasury Wine Estates Class Action will not expose you to any upfront costs. All costs in the proceeding will be borne by the Lawyers unless and until there is a successful outcome. In the event of a successful outcome, any costs payable by the Lawyers will be deducted from, and will not exceed, any compensation that you are entitled to receive. All such costs are required to be considered and approved by the Court.

No funding commission will be payable to a third party litigation funder as there is no third party litigation funder involved in the Treasury Wine Estates Class Action.

The Supreme Court of Victoria has power to make a group costs order in relation to these proceeding. The Representative Plaintiffs may at a future time apply to the Court for such an order. A group costs order is an order of the Court in which the legal costs payable to the Lawyers representing the Representative Plaintiffs and the class are calculated as a percentage of the amount of any award or settlement and the liability is shared among the Representative Plaintiffs and all class members. The percentage is determined by the Court