Clime Capital Limited v UGL Pty Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 257

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Clime Capital Limited v UGL Pty Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 257 File number: VID 1390 of 2017

Judge: ANASTASSIOU J

Date of judgment: 4 March 2020

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for confidentiality orders over documents filed in support of settlement approval pursuant to s 33V of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether orders necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice – whether orders of indefinite 'until further order' appropriate – orders granted

Legislation: Class Actions Practice Note (GPN-CA) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 37AE, 37AF, 37AG(1)(a) and (d) and 37AI

Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Commission v Parish [1980] FCA 40; (1980) 29 ALR 228; (1980) at 230; 43 FLR 129 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Air New Zealand Limited (No 3) [2012] FCA 1430 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cement Australia Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2010] FCA 1082 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Origin Energy Electricity Limited [2015] FCA 278 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] FCA 1406 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 761; 282 ALR 246 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 5) [2016] FCA 741 Bradgate (Trustee) v Ashley Services Group Limited (No 2) [2019] FCA 1210 Caason Investments Pty Limited v Cao (No 2) [2018] FCA 527 City of Swan v McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc [2016] FCA 343 Clarke v Sandhurst Trustees Limited (No 2) [2018] FCA 511 Clime Capital Limited v UGL Pty Limited [2020] FCA 66 Collin v Aspen Pharmacare Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 952 Collin v Aspen Pharmacare Australia Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 1336 Cyclopet Pty Ltd v Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation [2012] FCA 1326 Dillon v RBS Group (Australia) Pty Limited (No 2) [2018] FCA 395 Gibson v Malaysian Airline System Berhad [2019] FCA 1007 Hardy v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Limited (No 3) [2017] FCA 1165 HFPS Pty Limited (Trustee) v Tamaya Resources Limited (in Liq) (No 3) [2017] FCA 650 Hodges v Sandhurst Trustees Limited [2018] FCA 1346 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2009) 177 FCR 205 Hogan v Australian Crime Commission (2010) 240 CLR 651; [2010] HCA 21 Hopkins v AECOM Australia Pty Ltd (No 8) [2016] FCA 1096 Hopkins v Macmahon Holdings Ltd [2018] FCA 2061 Inabu Pty Ltd v Leighton Holdings Limited [2014] FCA 622 Keyzer v La Trobe University [2019] FCA 646 Kuterba v Sirtex Medical Limited (No 3) [2019] FCA 1374 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc (Formerly McGraw-hill Financial, Inc) (A Company Incorporated in New York) [2018] FCA 379 McKenzie v Cash Converters International Ltd (No 4) [2019] FCA 166; 134 ACSR 327 Newstart 123 Pty Ltd v Billabong International Ltd [2016] FCA 1194; 343 ALR 662 Perazzoli v Bank SA, a Division of Westpac Banking Corporation Limited [2019] FCA 1707 Rushleigh Services Pty Ltd v Forge Group Limited (in Liquidation)(Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2019] FCA 2113 Santa Trade Concerns Pty Limited v Robinson (No 2) [2018] FCA 1491 Simpson v Thorn Australia Pty Ltd Trading As Radio Rentals (No 5) [2019] FCA 2196 Sportsbet Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (No 12) [2010] FCA 62 Steelforce Trading Pty Ltd v Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 47 Yara Australia Pty Ltd v Burrup Holdings Limited (No 2) [2010] FCA 1304