Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Ridge v Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Limited (No 2) [2024] FCA 328 File number(s): VID 1661 of 2018
Judgment of: MURPHY J
Date of judgment: 4 April 2024
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING – settlement approval application under s 33V of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – whether proposed settlement is fair and reasonable in the interests of group members and as between group members – costs recovery dispute between the solicitors for the applicant and the litigation funder – settlement approved
Legislation: Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 15A, 545, 546, 570 Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021 (Cth) s 15A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 33C, 33V Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2020
Cases cited: Dyczynski v Gibson [2020] FCAFC 120; 280 FCR 583 Kelly v Willmott Forests Ltd (in liquidation) (No 4) [2016] FCA 323; 335 ALR 439 Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (Ruling No 13) [2013] VSC 17; 39 VR 255 Parkin v Boral Ltd (Class Closure) [2022] FCAFC 47; 291 FCR 116 Petersen Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd v Bank of Queensland Ltd (No 3) [2018] FCA 1842; (2019) 132 ACSR 258 Ridge v Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Limited [2022] FCA 1613 Turner v TESA Mining (NSW) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] FCA 435; 314 IR 214 Webb v GetSwift Limited (No 7) [2023] FCA 90 WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84; 278 FCR 179 WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2021] HCA 23; 271 CLR 456
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