Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Modtech Engineering Pty Limited v GPT Management Holdings Limited [2013] FCA 626 Citation: Modtech Engineering Pty Limited v GPT Management Holdings Limited [2013] FCA 626
Parties: MODTECH ENGINEERING PTY LIMITED (ACN 006 993 022) v GPT MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED (ACN 113 510 188) and GPT RE LIMITED (ACN 107 426 504)
File number: VID 1408 of 2011
Judge: GORDON J
Date of judgment: 21 June 2013
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – representative proceeding under Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 33V and 33ZF – Court approval of settlement – fairness and reasonableness of terms of settlement – global settlement – assessment of reasonableness of legal fees – assessment of reasonableness of funding commission uplift – public interest in facilitation of fair and reasonable settlement
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Cases cited: AGC (Advances) Ltd v West; AGC (Advances) Ltd v Cranston (1984) 5 NSWLR 301 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chats House Investments Pty Ltd (1996) 71 FCR 250 Brisbane Broncos Leagues Club Ltd v Alleasing Finance Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2012] FCA 1112 Darwalla Milling Co Pty Ltd v F Hoffman-La Roche Limited (No 2) (2006) 236 ALR 322 Dorajay Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Limited [2009] FCA 19 Hadchiti v Nufarm Limited [2012] FCA 1524 Haslam v Money For Living (Aust) Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) [2007] FCA 897 Hobbs Anderson Investments Pty Limited v Oz Minerals Limited [2011] FCA 801 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Ltd (1999) 94 FCR 167 Kirby v Centro Properties Ltd (No 6) [2012] FCA 650 Lopez v Star World Enterprises Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 104 Madgwick v Kelly [2013] FCAFC 61 Milfull v Terranora Lakes Country Club Ltd [2006] FCA 801 Pathway Investments Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd (No 3) [2012] VSC 625 Pharm-a-Care Laboratories Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (No 6) [2011] FCA 277 Re Korda; in the matter of Stockford Ltd (2004) 140 FCR 424 Re Medforce Healthcare Services Ltd (In Liq) [2001] 3 NZLR 145 Redfern v Mineral Engineers Pty Ltd [1987] VR 518 Richards v Macquarie Bank Limited (No 4) [2013] FCA 438 Taylor v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2007] FCA 2008 Venetian Nominees v Conlan (1998) 20 WAR 96 Williams v FAI Home Security Pty Ltd (No 4) (2000) 180 ALR 459 Dal Pont GE, Law of Costs (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2003) Quick R, Garnsworthy D and Harris E, Quick on Costs (Thomson Reuters, subscription service)
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