Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hardy v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Limited [2017] FCA 341 File number: NSD 273 of 2016
Judge: NICHOLAS J
Date of judgment: 31 March 2017
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – representative proceeding – where initial trial is yet to take place – where class closure order proposed by respondent is opposed by applicants – whether class closure order should be made – application for class closure order refused
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 s 33ZF(1), Pt IVA
Cases cited: Jones v Treasury Wine Estates Limited (No 2) [2017] FCA 296 Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd v Victoria (2002) 211 CLR 1 P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 176
Date of hearing: 30 March 2017
Registry: New South Wales
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 20
Counsel for the Applicants: Dr P Cashman appears with Mr R White
Solicitor for the Applicants: Bannister Law
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr N Hutley SC appears with Mr D Birch
Solicitor for the Respondent: Allen & Overy
ORDERS NSD 273 of 2016
BETWEEN: Keith George Hardy First Applicant
YASMINKA JANG Second Applicant
AND: RECKITT BENCKISER (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED Respondent
JUDGE: NICHOLAS J DATE OF ORDER: 31 March 2017
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The respondent's interlocutory application filed 10 March 2017 be dismissed with costs. Note: Entry of orders is dealt with in Rule 39.32 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.
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