Pharm-A-Care Laboratories Pty Limited v Commonwealth of Australia [2011] NSWSC 277

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pharm-A-Care Laboratories Pty Limited v Commonwealth of Australia [2011] NSWSC 277 Hearing dates: 5 April 2011 Decision date: 05 April 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Price J Decision: Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - representative proceedings - settlement approved in Federal Court of Australia - substantially the same proceedings in the Supreme Court - transitional provisions - requirement for approval of settlement dispensed with Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Pharm-a-Care Laboratories Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (No 6) [2011] FCA 277 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Pharm-a-Care Laboratories Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Commonwealth of Australia (First Defendant) Terry Slater (Second Defendant) Rita Maclachlan (Third Defendant) Pio Cesarin (Fourth Defendant) Robert Tribe (Fifth Defendant) Noel Fraser (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Barnett (Plaintiff) Mr M Cessario, solicitor (First Defendant) Mr R Hollo (Second Defendant - Sixth Defendant) Solicitors: McLachlan Thorpe Partners (Plaintiff) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (First Defendant) Moray & Agnew (Second Defendant - Sixth Defendant) File Number(s): 2009/297557