A newsagent-only meeting about Bill Express has been organised for Thursday of this week. The purpose of the meeting is to provide newsagents with information and a forum through which a course of action can be considered. The meeting details are:
Thursday June 19 at 11am
Crest on Barkly Hotel, Barkly Street St Kilda
The planned agenda for the meeting is:
- Update on Bill Express’ current situation.
- Update on action being taken by NANA, QNF, ANF and other groups of newsagents and consideration of whether joining any of these is appropriate.
- Discussion about the costs, risks and possible outcomes of Victorian newsagents commencing their own, independent, legal action.
- Likely cost, structure and timelines of group or class legal action.
- A vote on a resolution to establish a trust fund for the purpose of briefing legal counsel to advise and, if considered appropriate, commence action against Bill Express and any other party considered to have a case to answer in this matter.
- Vote on a steering committee to liaise with legal counsel if point 5 is passed.
- Discussion and vote on timelines newsagents require from the steering committee.
The meeting is anticipated to run for 90 minutes. While everyone has their own stories about Bill Express, this meeting will be focused on achieving group wide consensus and moving forward collectively as quickly as possible on the best outcome for newsagents.
As this is a newsagent only meeting, attendees will be required to register on arrival.
Newsagents are asked to bring to the meeting photocopies in a folder marked with your details evidence which we could provide to a lawyer should the meeting decide to proceed: Bill Express related agreements, promotional literature, of notes of conversations with anyone who recommended Bill Express to you.
For more further information, please contact: Adam de Jong, Romsey News and Lotto. Mobile 0417 383 730 or Mark Fletcher, newsXpress Forest Hill. Mobile 0418 321 338.