Cachia v DPG Services Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 754

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cachia v DPG Services Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 754 Hearing dates: 14 June 2019 Date of orders: 14 June 2019 Decision date: 14 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 173 of the Civil Procedure Act, 2005 I approve the settlement, the terms of which are set out in a document dated 27 March 2019, signed by the identified members of the group and the solicitors for the parties and called "Terms of Settlement". (2) I order that the settlement moneys after deductions of disbursements and repayments required by law be divided equally between the identified group members. (3) I order the defendant to pay the plaintiff the sum of money set out in paragraph 1 of the Terms of Settlement dated 27 March 2019 together with the agreed sum of costs in settlement of the whole of the proceedings. (4) I note the agreement of the parties set out in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Terms of Settlement. (5) I order that the judgment be entered forthwith. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Representative proceedings — Settlement — Court approval Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law Civil Procedure Act 2005 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Crimes Act 1900 Cases Cited: Not Applicable Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Joe Cachia (P) DPG Services Pty Ltd (D1) Representation: Counsel: J Catsanos (P) M Perry (D1)