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US-style class actions a 'slippery slope' for New Zealand

Stephanie Flores
Thu, 23 Jan 2014

Secretive Australian lawyers are using newspaper advertisements to search for Kiwis to launch a “class action” suit against cola companies, and at least one lawyer says this sort of touting is a “slippery slope” for the country’s legal system.

The lawyers asked Tony Falkenstein, director of

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Stephanie Flores
Thu, 23 Jan 2014
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