Uber Class Action Update
Settlement Approval Hearing – 9 and 10 September
The Settlement Approval Hearing was held before the Supreme Court of Victoria on 9 and 10 September 2024. The Court reserved its decision, so that it can properly consider whether the proposed settlement is fair and reasonable for group members in all circumstances.
Outcome of the Settlement Approval Hearing
We anticipate that the Court will reach its decision soon however, we are unable to provide an exact date. Further information will be provided to group members after the Court makes its decision. Until the Court makes its decision, we are unable to answer any questions about the Settlement Distribution Scheme or the Administration, including questions around the timing of any payments that are to be made.
Applications from “Unregistered Group Members”
If you provided us your application before 4:00pm (AEST) on 2 July 2024, your application was provided to the Supreme Court of Victoria for consideration.
The Court is currently assessing the applications and all other material presented at the Settlement Approval Hearing. Further information will be provided to Unregistered Group Members after the Court makes its decision.
Enquiries regarding Notices of Objection
If you provided us with a copy of your Notice of Objection before 4:00pm (AEST) on 2 July 2024, your objection was provided to the Supreme Court of Victoria for consideration.
The Court is currently assessing the objections and all other material presented at the Settlement Approval Hearing. Further information will be provided to group members after the Court makes its decision.
General enquiries
If you have any questions or enquiries about the Uber class action, please contact us via uber@mauriceblackburn.com.au or 1800 291 047.
The Notice of Proposed Settlement is an important legal document. Group Members in the Uber class action should read this document as it contains important information about their legal rights.
An Abridged Notice of Proposed Settlement was also approved by the Court:
Translated copies of the Abridged Notice of Proposed Settlement in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Italian and Hindi are available below:
A Notice of Proposed Settlement specific to the Rosengrave proceeding filed in the Supreme Court of Western Australia is available here:
Pursuant to orders of the Court dated 19 April 2024, the proposed Settlement Distribution Scheme is available below. An Explanatory Note to the Settlement Distribution Scheme is also available:
Group members who wish to view the Confidential Annexures to the Settlement Distribution Scheme must complete and return a Group Membership and Confidentiality Undertaking available here.
The orders of the Court dated 19 April 2024 are available here:
Contact the team
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Email:
Uber@mauriceblackburn.com.au
We will respond to your calls and emails as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Settlement Approval Timeline
As ordered by the Supreme Court of Victoria in orders dated 19 April 2024, important dates for settlement approval include the following:
Date | Event |
---|---|
7 May 2024 | Notice(s) of Proposed Settlement are distributed to group members of the Uber class action |
4 June 2024 | The proposed Settlement Distribution Scheme (SDS) is published on the Maurice Blackburn website For more information about the SDS is contained below. |
4:00pm on 2 July 2024 | The deadline for:
|
24 July 2024 | Directions Hearing |
9 – 10 September 2024 | Settlement Approval Hearing At this hearing the Court will hear evidence and submissions about whether to approve the proposed settlement. Maurice Blackburn will provide further details about the hearing closer to the date. |
All dates and timetabling steps ordered by the Court may be found in the orders dated 19 April 2024, the orders dated 11 July 2024 and the orders dated 24 July 2024.
Unregistered Group Members
Only group members who registered to participate in the class action before 4:00pm on 2 October 2023 are eligible to participate in the proposed settlement.
Pursuant to paragraph 21 of the orders of the Court dated 19 April 2024, the deadline for Unregistered Group Members to submit their application seeking leave to participate in the proposed settlement has now expired.
All applications provided to Maurice Blackburn before 4:00 pm (AEST) on 2 July 2024 will be provided to the Supreme Court of Victoria, for consideration. Pursuant to paragraph 2 of the orders of the Court dated 24 July 2024, any late applications provided to Maurice Blackburn after 4:00 pm (AEST) on 2 July 2024, will not be considered by the Court.
Objections to the Proposed Settlement
Pursuant to paragraph 17 of the orders of the Court dated 19 April 2024, the deadline for group members to submit an objection to the proposed settlement has now expired.
All objections provided to Maurice Blackburn before 4:00 pm (AEST) on 2 July 2024 will be provided to the Supreme Court of Victoria. Pursuant to paragraph 2 of the orders of the Court dated 24 July 2024, any late objections provided to Maurice Blackburn and/or the Supreme Court of Victoria after 4:00 pm (AEST) on 2 July 2024, will not be considered by the Court.
If you have any questions or enquiries about the Uber class action please contact us via uber@mauriceblackburn.com.au or 1800 291 047.
Frequently Asked Questions
You are a group member in this class action if you were a taxi or hire car licence owner / driver / operator or Network Service Provider, operating in:
- Victoria between 1 April 2014 – 23 August 2017
- New South Wales between 7 April 2014 – 18 December 2015
- Queensland between 17 April 2014 – 5 September 2016
- Western Australia between 10 October 2014 – 4 July 2016
For further detail and specifications about the group member definition, please see the Notice of Proposed Settlement or the Fourth Further Amended Statement of Claim dated 19 June 2023, available under section titled ‘Other Documents’.
Please note you are no longer a group member if you successfully “opted out” of the proceedings by completing and returning an opt out form to the Supreme Court of Victoria.
It is no longer possible to register to participate in the Uber class action. If you are an unregistered group member and you would like to participate in the settlement, you must ask the permission of the Court.
Please see section titled ‘Unregistered Group Members’ for further instructions.
At this stage, we are unable to provide an estimate as to how much compensation group members will each receive, or how this amount will be calculated.
The settlement that has been agreed between the parties must be approved by the Supreme Court of Victoria. As part of that process, the Court will also be asked to approve a Settlement Distribution Scheme, which will detail how claims should be assessed.
The Settlement Distribution Scheme will be published on Maurice Blackburn’s website on 4 June 2024.
At this stage we are unable to provide an estimate as to when eligible registered group members will receive a distribution (if any) from the proposed settlement.
Settlement approval and settlement distribution is a long and complex process.
The settlement approval hearing will occur on 9 – 10 September 2024. We will keep all group members informed as this progresses.
Key documents
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News.com.au
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Lawyerly
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Financial Review
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