Tucker, Megan Jane & Ors v Hargreaves, Paul Richard [1998] FCA 1272

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA COSTS - security for costs - whether impecunious corporation will be able to pay respondent's costs of defence depended on a contingency - jurisdiction to order security nevertheless established. PARTNERSHIP - debts of alleged fraudulent partner that caused loss complained of not acts done in ordinary course of partnership business but rather by way of personal involvement in applicant's business affairs - innocent partner not liable. Corporations Law, s 1335 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 56 Partnership Act 1892 (NSW), ss 10, 12 Warren Mitchell Pty Ltd v Australian Maritime Officers' Union (1993) 12 ACSR 1, applied Beech Petroleum v Johnson (1992) 10 ACLC 525, applied Appleglen Pty Ltd v Mainzeal Corporation Pty Ltd (1988) 79 ALR 634, referred to Polkinghorne v Holland (1934) 51 CLR 143, followed National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia v Batty (1986) 160 CLR 251, followed Solicitors' Liability Committee v Gray (1997) 147 ALR 154, discussed Stack v Brisbane City Council (1996) 71 FCR 523, applied

MEGAN JANE TUCKER & ORS v PAUL RICHARD HARGREAVES & ORS QG 132 OF 1996 DRUMMOND J BRISBANE 9 OCTOBER 1998

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY QG 132 of 1996

BETWEEN: MEGAN JANE TUCKER

First Applicant

REBECCA TUCKER

Second Applicant

BLACK GOLD MANAGEMENT PTY LTD (ACN 057 512 115)

Third Applicant

WARREN FREDERICK TUCKER

Fourth Applicant

AND: PAUL RICHARD HARGREAVES

First Respondent

ELIZABETH ELLEN HARGREAVES

Second Respondent

MOBELONG HOLDINGS PTY LTD (ACN 069 468 131)

Third Respondent

DAVID RONALD PICKERING

Fourth Respondent

JUDGE: DRUMMOND J

DATE OF ORDER: 09/10/98