Furnell v Shahin Enterprises Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 73

Federal Court of Australia

Furnell v Shahin Enterprises Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 73 File number: SAD 76 of 2020

Judgment of: WHITE J

Date of judgment: 5 February 2021

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – representative proceedings – class closure orders under Pt IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether the Court has power to order that "subject to the further order of the Court" group members who have not registered their claims will not be entitled to participate in the distribution of the proceed of a pre-trial settlement.

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 33V, 33X, 33Z, 33ZB, 33ZE, 33ZF Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 173, 175, 177, 179, 182, 183 Supreme Court Act 1985 (Vic) s 33ZG

Cases cited: BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster [2019] HCA 45; (2019) 374 ALR 627 Cantor v Audi Australia Pty Ltd (No 5) [2020] FCA 637 Court v Spotless Group Holdings Ltd [2020] FCA 1730 Earglow Pty Ltd v Newcrest Mining Ltd [2015] FCA 328; (2015) 230 FCR 469 Fisher (trustee for the Tramik Super Fund Trust) v Vocus Group Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 579 Haselhurst v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd [2020] NSWCA 66; (2020) 101 NSWLR 890 Inabu Pty Ltd as trustee for the Alidas Superannuation Fund v CIMIC Group Ltd [2020] FCA 510 Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (No 13) [2013] VSC 17; (2013) 39 VR 255 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd [2017] FCAFC 98; (2017) 252 FCR 1 Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd v State of Victoria [2002] HCA 27 at [39]-[40]; (2002) 211 CLR 1 Owners – Strata Plan No 87231 v 3A Composites GmbH (No 3) [2020] FCA 748 P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 176 Uren v RMBL Investments Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 647 Webster (Trustee) v Murray Goulbourn Co-Operative Co Ltd (No 4) [2020] FCA 1053 Wigmans v AMP Ltd [2020] NSWCA 104; (2020) 102 NSWLR 199 Winterford v Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 1199