Goodwin v HBCA Pty Ltd [2022] FCAFC 166

Federal Court of Australia Goodwin v HBCA Pty Ltd [2022] FCAFC 166 Application for Leave to Appeal from: St Mary's Hog's Pty Ltd v HBCA Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 52

File number: NSD 101 of 2022

Judgment of: MIDDLETON, LEE AND DERRINGTON JJ

Date of judgment: 26 September 2022

Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – application for leave to appeal – where primary judge made order for security for costs – where incomplete evidence adduced before the primary judge as to the inability to finance the conduct of the proceeding – discussion of Abbott v Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 462; (2019) 369 ALR 512 – no arguable error identified sufficient to warrant a grant of leave to appeal – no real point of principle raised – application dismissed

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Pt IVA; ss 37M(3), 33ZB , 43(1A)

Cases cited: Abbott v Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 462; (2019) 369 ALR 512 Bellamy's Australia Limited v Basil [2019] FCAFC 147; (2019) 372 ALR 638 Bray v F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd [2003] FCAFC 153; (2003) 130 FCR 317 Décor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 In re the Will of F. B. Gilbert (Deceased) (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Its Eco Pty Ltd v BPS Financial Limited [2022] FCA 842 Klemweb Nominees Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Klemweb Superannuation Fund) v BHP Group Limited [2019] FCAFC 107; (2019) 369 ALR 583 Madgwick v Kelly [2013] FCAFC 61; (2013) 212 FCR 1 Nationwide News Pty Limited v Rush [2018] FCAFC 70 St Mary's Hog's Pty Ltd v HBCA Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 52 Turner v Tesa Mining (NSW) Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1644; (2019) 290 IR 388 Zoetis Australia Pty Ltd v Abbott [2019] FCAFC 153