Sartori v BM2008 Pty Ltd (ACN 005 762 685) [2009] FCA 467

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Sartori v BM2008 Pty Ltd (ACN 005 762 685) [2009] FCA 467

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – transfer of proceeding – whether proceeding should be transferred from Western Australia District Registry to Victoria District Registry – considerations include the interests of justice, efficiency and administration of the Court CORPORATIONS – purported share issue – whether share issue invalid, oppressive or unfairly prejudicial – whether articles of company complied with in issuing shares Held: The motion to transfer to the Victoria District Registry be dismissed. Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 232, 233, 1400 Mortimer v Opes Prime Stockbroking Limited (ACN 086 294 028) (Administrators Appointed) (In Liquidation) [2009] FCA 227 GARRY JAMES SARTORI and KEVIN JOSEPH SMALL v BM2008 PTY LTD (ACN 005 762 685), PFL PROPERTIES PTY LTD (ACN 005 572 789), IAN DAVID WALLIS AND ROSS DELAHUNTY AS EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE WALTER RUTHERFORD MCCARTER (DECEASED), IAN DAVID WALLIS AND ROSS DELAHUNTY AS EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE BARRY HENRY LADD (DECEASED) and MAURICE AUSTIN MACKENZIE

WAD 299 of 2008

MCKERRACHER J

8 MAY 2009

PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 299 of 2008

BETWEEN: GARRY JAMES SARTORI

First Applicant

KEVIN JOSEPH SMALL

Second Applicant

AND: BM2008 PTY LTD (ACN 005 762 685)

First Respondent

PFL PROPERTIES PTY LTD (ACN 005 572 789)

Second Respondent

IAN DAVID WALLIS AND ROSS DELAHUNTY AS EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE WALTER RUTHERFORD MCCARTER (DECEASED)

Third Respondents

IAN DAVID WALLIS AND ROSS DELAHUNTY AS EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE BARRY HENRY LADD (DECEASED)

Fourth Respondents

MAURICE AUSTIN MACKENZIE