Hunt v Marellen Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 974

Hunt v Marellen Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 974

The Court determined the settlements were beneficial, appropriate, and in the best interests of the minor plaintiffs, and therefore approved the settlements in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW).

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Parties
Plaintiff: Joseph Hunt bht Kristie McMahon; Plaintiff: Summer Sarah Jay Hunt bht Kristie McMahon; Defendant: Marellan Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 August 2024
Procedural Posture
Civil / Settlement Approval
Outcome
Settlement approved
Legal Topics
Settlement Approval, Minors, Persons Under Legal Incapacity, Damages, Nervous Shock, Dependency Claims
Civil Procedure Settlement Approval Minors Persons Under Legal Incapacity Damages Nervous Shock Dependency Claims

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Parties

Joseph Hunt bht Kristie McMahon

Plaintiff

Summer Sarah Jay Hunt bht Kristie McMahon

Plaintiff

Marellan Pty Ltd

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Settlement Approval

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the proposed settlements on behalf of minors should be approved by the Court under ss 75, 76, and 77 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)

Ratio Decidendi

The Court determined the settlements were beneficial, appropriate, and in the best interests of the minor plaintiffs, and therefore approved the settlements in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW).

Court Disposition

Settlement approved

Orders

  • Settlements in the dependency and nervous shock proceedings approved on terms described in the consent orders: judgment for the defendant in the nervous shock proceedings with each party to bear own costs; judgment for the plaintiffs in the dependency proceedings for nominated sums to be paid to NSW Trustee and...