Israel Discount Bank Limited v ACN 078 272 867 Pty Ltd (in liq) (formerly Advance Finances Pty Ltd) [2019] FCAFC 90

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Israel Discount Bank Limited v ACN 078 272 867 Pty Ltd (in liq) (formerly Advance Finances Pty Ltd) [2019] FCAFC 90 Appeal from: ACN 078 272 867 Pty Ltd (in liq) (formerly Advance Finances Pty Ltd) v Binetter, in the matter of ACN 078 272 867 Pty Ltd (in liq) (formerly Advance Finances Pty Ltd) [2018] FCA 952

File number: NSD 1304 of 2018

Judges: YATES, BEACH AND MOSHINSKY JJ

Date of judgment: 31 May 2019

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – service out of the jurisdiction – where orders had been made granting leave to two plaintiffs to serve the originating process and associated documents on two overseas defendants – where the defendants applied to have the orders discharged or to set aside service – where the primary judge dismissed the defendants' application – principles applicable to establishing a prima facie case for the purposes of r 10.43(4) of the Federal Court Rules 2011 – whether the primary judge erred in finding that the plaintiffs had established a prima facie case for relief against the defendants – application for leave to appeal dismissed

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1924 (Cth), s 94 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 79, 181, 182, 208, 596A, 1317H, 1317K Corporations Law, s 565 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 37A Federal Court Rules 1979, O 8, r 2 Federal Court Rules 2011, rr 10.42, 10.43, 13.01

Cases cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Ancient Order of Foresters in Victoria Friendly Society Ltd v Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd (2018) 360 ALR 1 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v April International Marketing Services Australia Pty Ltd (No 6) (2010) 270 ALR 504 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Yellow Page Marketing BV [2010] FCA 1218 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Lewski (2018) 362 ALR 286 B v U [2012] NSWSC 1416 Baden v Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Industrie en France SA [1993] 1 WLR 509 BCI Finances Pty Ltd (in liq) v Binetter (2018) 362 ALR 597 BCI Finances Pty Ltd (in liq) v Binetter (No 4) (2016) 348 ALR 227 Bechara v Haratsaris [2013] NSWSC 577 Bell Group Ltd (in liq) v Westpac Banking Corporation (1996) 20 ACSR 760 Bray v F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (2003) 130 FCR 317 Cannane v J Cannane Pty Ltd (in liq) (1998) 192 CLR 557 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380 Cell Tech Communications Pty Ltd v Nokia Mobile Phones (UK) Ltd (1995) 58 FCR 365 Chen v Marcolongo (2009) 260 ALR 353 Commissioner of Taxation v Oswal (No 6) (2016) 229 ALR 560 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Decor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc. (1991) 33 FCR 397 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2010) 81 ATR 456 Donnelly (as liquidator), in the matter of Advance Finances Pty Limited (in liq) [2013] FCA 514 Hall v Poolman (2007) 215 FLR 243 Ho v Akai Pty Ltd (in liq) (2006) 247 FCR 205 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Dierickx [2012] NSWSC 1005 Huynh v Helleh Holdings Pty Ltd (2001) 10 BPR 19,333; [2001] NSWSC 1162 Kang v Kwan (2002) 11 BPR 20,623; [2002] NSWSC 1187 Lewski v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2016) 246 FCR 200 Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd v Ancient Order of Foresters in Victoria Friendly Society Ltd (2017) 250 FCR 1 Lym International Pty Ltd v Chen [2009] NSWSC 98 Marcolongo v Chen (2011) 242 CLR 546 Michael v Thompson (1894) 20 VLR 548 Morris v McConaghy Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 435 Pereira v Director of Public Prosecutions (1988) 82 ALR 217 PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd v Grellman (1992) 35 FCR 515 Royal v El Ali (2016) 14 ABC(NS) 108; [2016] FCA 782 Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuinness (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 Sutherland v Jot Property Solutions Pty Ltd [2016] 1 Qd R 353 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418 Vines v Djordjevitch (1955) 91 CLR 512 Wentworth v Rogers [2004] NSWCA 430 Williams v Lloyd (1934) 50 CLR 341 WSGAL Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1992) 39 FCR 472