Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
King v AG Australia Holdings Ltd (formerly GIO Australia Holdings Ltd) [2003] FCA 980 PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – representative proceeding – settlement agreement – approval of settlement by Court – considerations in approval of settlement – whether settlement is appropriate and fair under the circumstances – where mechanism for resolving potential disputes included in settlement scheme.
SHANE ROBERT KING v AG AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED (formerly GIO AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD) (ACN 054 573 401), GRANT SAMUEL & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD (ACN 050 036 372), DAVID MORTIMER, BRUCE HOGAN, STEWART STEFFEY, RONALD ASHTON, MARINA DARLING, ANDREW KALDOR, LLOYD LANGE, DAVID O'HALLORAN & IAN POLLARD
N 955 OF 1999 MOORE J 17 SEPTEMBER 2003 SYDNEY
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N 955 OF 1999
BETWEEN: SHANE ROBERT KING
APPLICANT
AND: AG AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD (formerly GIO AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD) (ACN 054 573 401)
FIRST RESPONDENT
CROSS CLAIMANT TO CROSS CLAIMS 1A, 1B & 1C
CROSS RESPONDENT TO CROSS CLAIMS 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A & 7A
GRANT SAMUEL & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD (ACN 050 036 372),
SECOND RESPONDENT
CROSS CLAIMANT TO CROSS CLAIMS 2A, 2B & 2C
CROSS RESPONDENT TO CROSS CLAIMS 1B, 3A, 4B, 5B, 6B & 7B
DAVID MORTIMER
THIRD RESPONDENT
CROSS CLAIMANT TO CROSS CLAIMS 4A & 4B
CROSS RESPONDENT TO CROSS CLAIM 2B & 7D
BRUCE HOGAN
FOURTH RESPONDENT
CROSS CLAIMANT TO CROSS CLAIMS 5A & 5B
CROSS RESPONDENT TO CROSS CLAIM 2B & 7D
STEWART STEFFEY
FIFTH RESPONDENT
CROSS CLAIMANT TO CROSS CLAIM 3A
CROSS RESPONDENT TO CROSS CLAIM 2B & 7D
RONALD ASHTON
SIXTH RESPONDENT
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