Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Lee v Westpac Banking Corporation [2017] FCA 1553 File number(s): QUD 211 of 2013
Judge(s): DERRINGTON J
Date of judgment: 15 December 2017
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Approval of settlement by the Court pursuant to s 33V Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – Proper approach to approval of settlement – whether terms of settlement "fair and reasonable" PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Approval of settlement by the Court pursuant to s 33V Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – approval of applicant's costs of prosecuting the class action claim – where applicant filed affidavit by costs assessor in support of application – timeframe within which material should be filed considered
Legislation: Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth), ss 33V, 33X, 33Z, 33ZF
Cases cited: Darwalla Milling Company Pty Ltd v F Hoffman-La Roche Limited (No 2) (2006) 236 ALR 322 Stanford v DePuy International Ltd (No 6) [2016] FCA 1452 Williams v FAI Home Security Pty Ltd (No.4) (2000) 180 ALR 459
Date of hearing: 15 December 2017
Registry: Queensland
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Commercial Contracts, Banking, Finance and Insurance
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 41
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr D Campbell QC
Solicitor for the Applicants: Levitt Robinson
Counsel for the Respondent: Mr P Jopling QC
Solicitor for the Respondent: King & Wood Mallesons
ORDERS QUD 211 of 2013
BETWEEN: JOHN CHARLES LEE First Applicant
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