Kelly v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 130

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kelly v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 130 Hearing dates: 04 April 2023 Date of orders: 29 February 2024 Decision date: 29 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: See [124] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Representative proceedings – Criteria for commencement – Group members – Identification – Whether proceedings were properly commenced under Part 10 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 – Whether the group members' claims involve the same, similar or related circumstances and whether the claims give rise to a substantial common question of fact or law – Whether all group members fell within the definition of group members in the pleadings – Whether certain pleadings and particulars should be struck out – Whether certain terms and expressions used in the pleadings were ambiguous. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bright v Femcare Ltd [2002] FCAFC 243; 195 ALR 574 Gill v Ethicon Sàrl (No.3) [2019] FCA 587 Karpik v Carnival PLC [2023] HCA 39 Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd (No.2) [2017] NSWSC 733 Nguyen v Rickhuss [2023] NSWCA 249 Petrusevski v Bulldogs Rugby League Club Ltd [2003] FCA 61 Szanto v Bainton [2011] NSWSC 985 Wong v Silkfield Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 48; 199 CLR 255 Texts Cited: Australian Consumer Law Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Darren Kelly (P) Scenic Tours Pty Ltd (D) Representation: Counsel: J Hogan-Doran / Ms Roberts (P) D S Weinberger / D Meyerowitz-Katz (D)