Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
McNickle v Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Pty Ltd (Settlement Approval) [2024] FCA 1353 File number: VID 243 of 2020
Judgment of: LEE J
Date of judgment: 22 November 2024
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – application for settlement approval pursuant to s 33V of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – where applicant unsuccessful in initial trial concerning the alleged carcinogenic effects of Roundup produced by the Monsanto Company – where negligible prospects of any successful appeal – settlement approved – orders made
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 33V
Cases cited: Clasul Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia [2016] FCA 1119 Luke v Aveo Group Limited (No 3) [2023] FCA 1665 McNickle v Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Pty Ltd (Costs) [2024] FCA 883 McNickle v Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Pty Ltd (Initial Trial) [2024] FCA 807
Division: General Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs: 19
Date of hearing: 22 November 2024
Counsel for the applicant: Ms M Szydzik SC with Ms R Singleton
Solicitor for the applicant: Maurice Blackburn
Counsel for the respondents: Mr S Finch SC with Mr D Habashy
Solicitor for the respondents: Herbert Smith Freehills
ORDERS VID 243 of 2020
BETWEEN: KELVIN MCNICKLE Applicant
AND: HUNTSMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 004 146 338) First Respondent
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