Frank Dimasi (trading as F & M Dimasi) v Nangiloc Colignan Farms Pty Ltd (ACN 008 447 603) [2007] FCA 308

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Frank Dimasi (trading as F & M Dimasi) v Nangiloc Colignan Farms Pty Ltd (ACN 008 447 603) [2007] FCA 308 BANKRUPTCY – bankruptcy notice issued against two partners jointly liable on a judgment debt – one debtor incorrectly named in bankruptcy notice which Federal Magistrate set aside as against that debtor – whether bankruptcy notice effective as against other joint debtor – whether defect, if any, was curable by resort to s 306 of Bankruptcy Act 1996 (Cth)– whether misnomer of second debtor was capable of confusing or misleading the other, correctly named, debtor – whether Magistrate's discretion miscarried in awarding indemnity costs against both appellants notwithstanding that bankruptcy notice had been set aside against second, incorrectly named, appellant. Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 40(1)(g), 41(2), 45(2), 46(2), 306 Partnership Act 1958 (Vic) s 13 Bankruptcy Regulations 1996, Reg 4.02

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FRANK DIMASI (TRADING AS F & M DIMASI) AND MARIA DIMASI v NANGILOC COLIGNAN FARMS PTY LTD (ACN 008 447 603) VID 1245 OF 2006