Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd (Settlement Approval) [2023] FCA 143

Federal Court of Australia

Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd (Settlement Approval) [2023] FCA 143 File number(s): NSD 1245 of 2016

Judgment of: LEE J

Date of judgment: 23 February 2023

Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – application under s 33V of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) to approve settlement of representative proceeding –litigious dissociative identity disorder – bifurcation of the question of approval of the settlement and the distribution of the settlement sum – whether proposed deductions from settlement sum are just – whether settlement is fair and reasonable inter partes and inter se – settlement approved

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Pt IVA, Pt VB, ss 33K, 37P(2), 33T, 33V(1), 33V(2), 33ZF

Cases cited: Bellamy's Australia Ltd v Basil [2019] FCAFC 147; (2019) 372 ALR 638 Botsman v Bolitho (No 1) [2018] VSCA 278; (2018) 57 VR 68 Camilleri v The Trust Company (Nominees) Limited [2015] FCA 1468 Davis v Quintis Ltd (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) [2022] FCA 806 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc (Formerly McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc) (A Company Incorporated in New York) [2018] FCA 379 Liverpool City Council v McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc (now known as S&P Global Inc) [2018] FCA 1289 Money Max International Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Group Ltd [2016] FCAFC 148; (2016) 245 FCR 191 Sanda v PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd (No 7) [2021] FCA 237

Division: General Division