Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hopkins v AECOM Australia Pty Ltd (No 5) [2015] FCA 1228 Citation: Hopkins v AECOM Australia Pty Ltd (No 5) [2015] FCA 1228
Parties: STEPHEN HOPKINS AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOPKINS SUPERANNUATION FUND and KIM DENISE HOPKINS AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOPKINS SUPERANNUATION FUND v AECOM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 093 846 925, RIVERCITY MOTORWAY MANAGEMENT LTD (ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED) ACN 117 343 361 and RIVERCITY MOTORWAY SERVICES PTY LTD (ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED) (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) ACN 117 139 992; AECOM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 093 846 925 v PARTIES IN ATTACHED SCHEDULE
File number: NSD 757 of 2012
Judge: NICHOLAS J
Date of judgment: 13 November 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – applications for security for costs brought by cross-respondents against cross-claimant – where cross-claimant a corporation of substantial means – where cross-claimant is a respondent to substantial damages claim brought by applicants on behalf of group members in representative proceeding – assessment of risk that cross-claimant will suffer judgment for an amount beyond its means – whether security for costs should be ordered where risk of cross-claimant not being able to satisfy judgment and pay any costs ordered is slight – applications for security for costs dismissed
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