Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Modtech Engineering Pty Limited v GPT Management Holdings Limited (No 2) [2013] FCA 1163 Citation: Modtech Engineering Pty Limited v GPT Management Holdings Limited (No 2) [2013] FCA 1163
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: 7 November 2013
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING – representative proceeding under Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – Court approval of settlement – fairness and reasonableness of terms of settlement – assessment of reasonableness of legal fees and disbursements – assessment of reasonableness of "applicant's expense claim"
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Cases cited: Courtney v Medtel Pty Limited (No 5) [2004] FCA 1406 Guglielmin v Trescowthick (No 5) [2006] FCA 1385 King v AG Australia Holdings Ltd (formerly GIO Australia Holdings Ltd) [2003] FCA 980 Jarra Creek Central Packing Shed Pty Ltd v Amcor Limited [2011] FCA 671 Mainteck Services Pty Limited v Stein Heurtey SA and Stein Heurtey Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 266 Modtech Engineering Pty Limited v GPT Management Holdings Limited [2013] FCA 626 Re Blyth and Fanshawe (1882) 10 QBD 207 Roadshow Films v iiNet Ltd (2011) 86 ALJR 205 Sanders Lead Co Inc v Entores Metal Brokers Ltd [1984] 1 WLR 452 Taylor v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2007] FCA 2008 Williams v FAI Home Security Pty Ltd (No 5) [2001] FCA 399 Dal Pont GE, Law of Costs (3rd ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2013
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