In the Matter of Fred Boylan; Boylan, Fred v Farthing, Stephen & Anor [1998] FCA 1342

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA BANKRUPTCY – validity of bankruptcy notice – whether bankruptcy notice invalid because parties named in Certificate of Judgment in District Court were incorrect – whether bankruptcy notice invalid because of an approximate calculation of interest in District Court judgment – whether defects in form of bankruptcy. BANKRUPTCY – application under subs 41(6A) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) for extension of time to comply with a bankruptcy notice – whether application for special leave to appeal to High Court is application under s 41(6A) – extent to which Court should consider prospects of obtaining special leave to appeal. BANKRUPTCY – whether debtor has counterclaim, set-off or cross-demand exceeding amount of judgment - whether Court will go behind judgment entered after full trial – nature of evidence necessary to satisfy Court of such counterclaim. Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), ss 40(1)(g), 41(6A), 41(7) Bankruptcy Rules (Cth), rr 10(4), 102, 195(1), 195(3) (former rules) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 35(2), 35A High Court Rules, O 69A District Court Act 1991 (SA), s 39 Supreme Court Rules 1987 (SA), r 101.02(1) Legal Practitioners Act 1981 (SA) Richardson v Schultz (1980) 25 SASR 1, applied White v R (1962) 107 CLR 174, applied Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509, applied Re Brink; ex parte Commercial Banking Co of Sydney Ltd (1980) 44 FLR 135, cited Webb v Hunter (1995) 59 FCR 24, cited Re James; Ex parte Carter Holt Harvey Roofing (Australia) Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 183, applied Corney v Brien (1951) 84 CLR 343, applied Bourke v Beneficial Finance Corp Ltd (1994) 124 ALR 716, applied Olivieri v Stafford (1989) 24 FCR 413, cited Ebert v Union Trustee Co of Australia Ltd (1968) 104 CLR 346, cited Re Graves; Ex parte Graves v Seggie (Federal Court, Sackville J, 29 August 1997, unreported), applied Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Federal Court, Davies, Foster, Kiefel JJ, 11 November 1994, unreported), applied Re Baker; Ex parte Baker v Staples (Federal Court, Kiefel J, 4 September 1995, unreported), cited Re Dittes and Clyde Industries Ltd (Federal Court, Einfeld J, 10 December 1992, unreported), cited Byron v Southern Star Group Pty Ltd (1997) 73 FCR 264, applied Re Geard; Ex parte Reid (Federal Court, 11 February 1994, unreported), applied Re Smith (Federal Court, 4 May 1994, unreported), applied Agrillo v Codiposto (Federal Court, 16 December 1994, unreported), cited McLeod v Falvery (Federal Court, Cooper J, 20 September 1995, unreported), cited