Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Rickus v Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Limited [2010] FCAFC 16 Citation: Rickus v Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Limited [2010] FCAFC 16
Appeal from: Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Limited v Rickus (No 3) [2008] FCA 1986
Parties: JOHN RICKUS v MOTOR TRADES ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA SUPERANNUATION FUND PTY LIMITED (ACN 008 650 628), MTAA SUPERANNUATION FUND (DIRECTOR CO) PTY LIMITED (ACN 101 480 442) and AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY JOHN RICKUS v MOTOR TRADES ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA SUPERANNUATION FUND PTY LIMITED (ACN 008 650 628)
File numbers: ACD 7 of 2009 ACD 8 of 2009
Judges: JACOBSON, SIOPIS AND FOSTER JJ
Date of judgment: 26 February 2010
Catchwords: CONTRACT – construction of director's Deed of Indemnity – construction of the corporate Constitution of a trustee of an industry superannuation fund – contractual indemnities held to cover legal costs incurred by a director in defending a claim made by the trustee against him for breach of s 181(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in circumstances where the trustee discontinued its claim with the leave of the Court COSTS – proper exercise of discretion to award costs in circumstances where claim discontinued with leave – generally costs should be awarded to the respondent party
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