Raad & Ors v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Limited & Ors [2024] NSWSC 650

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Raad & Ors v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Limited & Ors [2024] NSWSC 650 Hearing dates: 13-14 May 2024 Date of orders: 14 May 2024 Decision date: 30 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Weinstein J Decision: See [91] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – representative proceedings – settlement or discontinuance – Court approval pursuant to s 173 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – claims arising out of breast augmentation surgery – $25 million settlement sum – reasonableness of settlement distribution scheme including deductions for plaintiffs' legal costs and disbursements, special payments to representative plaintiffs and costs of administration – reasonable settlement as between the parties and as between group members – orders made approving settlement Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 173, 177, 183 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chats House Investments Pty Limited (1996) 71 FCR 250; [1996] FCA 1119 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Richards [2013] FCAFC 89 Camilleri v The Trust Company (Nominees) Limited (2015) 109 ACSR 191; [2015] FCA 1468 Darwalla Milling Co Pty Ltd v F Hoffman-La Roche & Ors (No 2) (2006) 236 ALR 322 [2006] FCA 1388 Ellis v Commonwealth of Australia [2023] NSWSC 550 Findlay v DHSE Holdings Ltd (2021) 150 ACSR 535 [2021] NSWSC 249 Fowkes v Boston Scientific Corporation [2023] FCA 230 Haselhurst v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1076 Johnston v Endeavour Energy [2016] NSWSC 1132 Kelly v Willmott Forests (in liq) (No 4) (2016) 335 ALR 439; [2016] FCA 323 Lopez v Star World Enterprises Pty Ltd (1999) ATPR 41-678; [1999] FCA 104 Modtech Engineering Pty Ltd v GPT Management Holdings Ltd [2013] FCA 626 Nguyen v Rickhuss [2023] NSWCA 249 Rickhuss v MDA National Insurance Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1477 Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1848 Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 625 Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 666 Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (No.2) [2018] NSWSC 2000 Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (No.2) [2020] NSWSC 393 Schofield v TFS Manufacturing Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1045 Stanford v DePuy International Ltd (No 6) [2016] FCA 1452 Thomas v Powercor Australia Limited [2011] VSC 614 Todorovic v Waller (1981) 150 CLR 402; [1981] HCA 72 Wheelahan & Ano v City of Casey & Ors [2011] VSC 215 Williams v FAI Home Security Pt Ltd (No 4) (2000) 180 ALR 459; [2000] FCA 1925 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ursula Raad (P1) Kylie Pollock (P2) Jessica Bruen (P3) Kirsty-Anne Rowlands (P4) Lily Knowland (P5) Tiffany Rutherford (P6) Alysha Axen (P7) Sherine Zahr (P8) Emma Love (P9) Candiece Gielisse (P10) Ali Turner (P11) Stefanie Sanchez (P12) The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (ACN 135 061 155) (D1) The Cosmetic Institute Parramatta Pty Limited (ACN 144 469 036) (D2) TCI Bondi Junction Pty Limited (ACN 165 531 895) (D3) TCI Southport Pty Ltd (ACN 605 603 423) (D4) Eddy Dona (D5) Niroshan Sivathasan (D6) Van Huu Anthony Nguyen (D7) Victor Lee (D8) Chi-Vien Duong (aka Charles Wong) (D9) Anh Huy Tang (D10) Napoleon Po Han Chiu (D11) Daniel Kwok (D12) Pedro Miguel da Silva Valente (D13) Fahreen Ali (D14) James Francis Christopher Kenny (D15) Sri Balakrishnan Darshn (D16) Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's subscribing to Policy No. 04012 (D17) Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd (D18) MDA National Insurance Pty Ltd (D19) Representation: Counsel: D Graham SC; H Chiu; M Robinson (P1-P12) R J May (D5) A J McInerney SC; N Bentley (D6-D16) J Tesarsch; N Cozens (D17) T Marskell (D18) M Hamdan (D19)