Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Lewis v Philips Electronics Australia Ltd trading as Philips Healthcare [2023] FCA 1486 File number(s): VID 565 of 2021
Judgment of: MURPHY J
Date of judgment: 22 November 2023
Date of publication of reasons: 28 November 2023
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – practice and procedure – application to discontinue a representative proceeding – subsequent application to substitute a group member as applicant – whether substitution should be granted – how, if the proceeding is unsuccessful should any adverse costs order be apportioned between the former and substituted applicant
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 33T, 33V, 33X, 33Z, 33ZF, 43
Cases cited: Auskay International Manufacturing & Trade Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Limited [2010] FCA 1302 Babscay Pty Ltd v Pitcher Partners [2020] FCA 1610 Bray v F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd [2003] FCA 1505 Carnie v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd [1995] HCA 9; 182 CLR 398 Carpenders Park Pty Ltd (as trustee of the Carpenders Park Pty Ltd Staff Superannuation Fund) v Sims Ltd [2021] FCA 984 Dyczynski v Gibson [2020] FCAFC 120: 280 FCR 583 Elliot-Carde v MacDonald's Australia Ltd [2023] FCAFC 162 Francis (Trustee) v Oculus Accounting Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 1275; 400 ALR 701 Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan [2002] HCA 54; 211 CLR 540 Greentree v Jaguar Land Rover Australia Pty Ltd (Carriage Application) [2023] FCA 1209 Kelly v Willmott Forests Ltd (in liquidation) (No 4) [2016] FCA 323; (2016) 335 ALR 439 OasisFund Management Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland NV [2010] NSWSC 584 P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 176 Perera v GetSwift Ltd [2018] FCA 732; 263 FCR 1 Simonetta v Spotless Group Holdings Limited [2017] FCA 1071 Templeton v Leviathan Pty Ltd [1921] HCA 55; 30 CLR 34 Thomas v Powercor Australia Ltd (Ruling No 1) [2010] VSC 489 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 28; 256 CLR 507 Tongue v Tamworth City Council [2004] FCA 1702; 141 FCR 233 Watson v Maximus Holdings (NSW) Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 87 1 Wilkinson v Wilson Security Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 756 Wilkinson v Wilson Security Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] FCA 1161
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