Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
De Brett Seafood Pty Limited v Qantas Airways Limited (No 7) [2015] FCA 979 Citation: De Brett Seafood Pty Limited v Qantas Airways Limited (No 7) [2015] FCA 979
Parties: DE BRETT SEAFOOD PTY LIMITED (ACN 093 552 366) and J WISBEY & ASSOCIATES PTY LIMITED v QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED, LUFTHANSA CARGO AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD, SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO PTE LTD, CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD, AIR NEW ZEALAND (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CO LIMITED and BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC
File number: VID 12 of 2007
Judge: MIDDLETON J
Date of judgment: 8 October 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – representative proceeding – application for Court approval of settlement of representative proceeding under s 33V of the Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) – whether proposed settlement fair and reasonable – whether distribution of proposed settlement sum fair and reasonable – whether proposed settlement in the interests of group members as a whole – COSTS – Respondents entitled to costs on a party and party basis – application for a lump sum costs order – assessment of a gross sum pursuant to r 40.02(b) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – relationship between assessment of a gross sum and principles of taxation
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
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