De Jong v Carnival PLC [2016] NSWSC 347

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: De Jong v Carnival PLC [2016] NSWSC 347 Hearing dates: 29 February 2016. Further written submissions on 2 March 2016, 9 March 2016 and 18 March 2016 Date of orders: 01 April 2016 Decision date: 01 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: (1) The Defendant's notice of motion filed 29 January 2016 be adjourned to 22 April 2015 at 9.30am before Beech-Jones J.

(2) The parties confer in relation to the preparation of a revised opt out notice and circular.

(3) On or before 5pm on 19 April 2016 the parties file and serve either an agreed draft opt out notice, accompanying circular and form of orders approving the draft notice and circular or, failing agreement, competing versions of those documents. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – security for costs – representative proceedings – individual litigant – no power to order security against group members but can be ordered against representative party – test to be applied – factors relevant – impecunious plaintiff – no litigation funder – capacity and willingness of group members to contribute – nature of claims – any contribution of group member to be proportionate to claim – opt out notice to request statement of capacity and willingness to contribute. Legislation Cited: - Australian Consumer Law (Cth) – s 60, s 61, s 62 - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – Part 10, s 67, s 98, s 168, s 169, s 175(1), s 181, s 183 - Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010 (NSW) - District Court Act 1973 (NSW) – s 156 - Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – Part IVA, s 33ZG(c)(v), s 43(1A), s 56 - Federal Court Rules (Cth) – 19.01 - Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic) - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (NSW) – r 42.41 Cases Cited: - Airtourer Co-operative Limited, The v Millicer Aircraft Industries Pty Limited [2004] FCA 1400 - Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Ltd [1993] HCA 15; 177 CLR 485 - Baltic Shipping Company v Dillon [1993] HCA 4; 176 CLR 344 - Bray v F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (2003) 130 FCR 317 - Byrnes v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 25 - Charara v Integrex Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 342 - Cowell v Taylor (1885) 31 Ch D 34 - P Dawson Nominees Pty Ltd v Brookfield Multiplex Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 176 - Green (as liquidator of Arimco Mining Pty Ltd) v CGU Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 148 - Hassoun v Wesfarmers General Insurance Ltd t/a Lumley General [2015] NSWCA 33 - Jarvis v Swans Tours Ltd (1973) QB 23 - Kelly v Willmott Forests Ltd (in liquidation) [2012] FCA 1446 - Kelly v Willmott Forests Ltd (in liquidation) (No 2) [2013] FCA 732 - Kelly v Willmott Forests Ltd (in liquidation) (No 3) [2014] FCA 78 - Lam v Rolls Royce PLC (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 83 - Liristis v Danic [2011] NSWCA 239 - Madgwick v Kelly [2013] FCAC 61; (2012) 212 FCR 1 - Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (Ruling No 13) [2013] VSC 17 - Matthews v SPI Electricity Pty Ltd (No 9) [2013] VSC 671 - Melville v Craig Nowlan & Associates Pty Ltd & Anor (No 9) [2002] NSWCA 32; 54 NSWLR 82 - Philips Electronics Australia Pty Ltd v Matthews [2002] NSWCA 157; 54 NSWLR 598 - Rajski v Computer Manufacture & Design Pty Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 443 - Ryan v Great Lakes Council (1998) 155 ALR 447 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Lucretia De Jong – Plaintiff Carnival PLC, t/as Carnival Australia – Defendant Representation: Counsel: C. Barry QC, J.E. Rowe – Plaintiff J.A. Hogan-Doran – Defendant