Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Meaden v Bell Potter Securities Limited [2011] FCA 136 Citation: Meaden v Bell Potter Securities Limited [2011] FCA 136
Parties: JILLIAN ANNETTA MEADEN v BELL POTTER SECURITIES LIMITED (ACN 006 390 772)
File number: NSD 1310 of 2010
Judge: EDMONDS J
Date of judgment: 24 February 2011
Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – application under O 12 r 5 of the Federal Court Rules (Cth) for further and better particulars – representative proceeding under Pt IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – 'Claimants' defined in the statement of claim as 'the Applicant and each group member' – whether respondent entitled to know identity of each Claimant when the class is closed at the commencement of proceedings and the members of class are by definition known to the applicant.
Legislation: Federal Court Rules (Cth) O 12 r 5 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Pt IVA Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
Cases cited: Bright v Femcare [1999] FCA 1377 applied Connell v Nevada Financial Group Pty Ltd (1996) 139 ALR 723 applied P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Limited (No 2) [2010] FCA 17 cited Peter Hanne & Associates Pty Ltd v Village Life Ltd [2008] FCA 719 cited Harrison v Lidoform Pty Ltd (24 November 1998, unreported) applied Phillip Morris (Australia) Limited v Nixon (2000) 170 ALR 487 cited Thomas v Powercor Australia Limited (Ruling No 1) [2010] VSC 489 cited Weimann v Allphones Retail Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 673 cited Weimann v Allphones Retail Pty Ltd (No 3) [2009] FCA 1292 cited Williams v FAI Home Security Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1771 applied Williams v FAI Home Security Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] FCA 726 cited
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