Asden Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Dinoris [2017] FCAFC 117

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Asden Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Dinoris [2017] FCAFC 117 Appeal from: Asden Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Dinoris [2015] FCA 729 Asden Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Dinoris (No 3) [2015] FCA 788 Asden Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Dinoris (No 4) [2016] FCA 1001

File number: QUD 704 of 2016

Judges: GREENWOOD, DAVIES AND MARKOVIC JJ

Date of judgment: 10 August 2017

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – appeal of the dismissal of an application for the primary judge to disqualify himself on the ground of appended bias – whether the primary judge erred in rejecting evidence – whether the primary judge erred in respect of an order that the applicant pay the respondents' costs of the proceeding CORPORATIONS – liquidators' statutory duties – whether liquidator breached s 180 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – whether statutory defences under ss 1317S and 1318 are available with respect to a finding of breach of s 180 of the Act

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 180, 1317S, 1318 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 43(2)

Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2015] FCAFC 103, (2015) 236 FCR 78 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis (No 8 ) [2016] FCA 1023; (2016) 336 ALR 209 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Edge [2007] VSC 170; (2007) 211 FLR 137 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Healey (No 2) [2011] FCA 1003; (2011) 196 FCR 430. Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2009] NSWSC 1229; (2009) 236 FLR 1 Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 55; (2006) 229 CLR 577 CSR v Della Maddalena [20016] HCA 1; (2006) 224 ALR 1 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Foots v Southern Cross Mine Management Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 56; (2007) 234 CLR 52 Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd v Republic of Nauru (No 2) [2015] HCA 53; (2015) 90 ALJR 270 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 In re Home and Colonial Insurance Company, Limited [1930] 1 Ch 102 at 125 In re Windsor Steam Coal Company (1901), Limited [1929] 1 Ch 151 Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; (2011) 244 CLR 427 Pace v Antlers (1988) 80 FCR 485 Robinson Helicopter Company Incorporated v McDermott [2016] HCA 22; (2016) 90 ALJR 679 Shafron v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2012] HCA 18; (2012) 247 CLR 465 Yeomans v Walker (1986) 5 NSWLR 378