Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Jackson v Carnival plc t/as P&O Cruises Australia (Settlement Approval) [2025] FCA 127 File number: QUD 183 of 2023
Judgment of: DERRINGTON J
Date of judgment: 27 February 2025
Catchwords: REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS – approval of settlement – no litigation funder – solicitors acting on a no-win-no-fee basis – outcome for class members from settlement above what might be obtained after full trial – consideration of solicitors' costs – referee's report received as to costs – settlement approved
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Cases cited: Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1993) 176 CLR 344 Baltic Shipping Company, The Mikhail Lermontov v Dillon (1991) 22 NSWLR 1 Fowkes v Boston Scientific Corporation [2023] FCA 230 Ingram as trustee for the Ingram Superannuation Fund v Ardent Leisure Limited (Settlement Approval) [2024] FCA 836 Karpik v Carnival plc (Ruby Princess) (Initial Trial) [2023] FCA 1280 Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd (2020) 268 CLR 326 Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd (No 4) (2022) 409 ALR 259 Scenic Tours Pty Ltd v Moore (2018) 361 ALR 456
Division: General Division
Registry: Queensland
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Regulator and Consumer Protection
Number of paragraphs: 50
Date of hearing: 12 February 2025
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