Vu v Community Association Deposited Plan No 270263 [2010] FCA 1126

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Vu v Community Association Deposited Plan No 270263 [2010] FCA 1126 Citation: Vu v Community Association Deposited Plan No 270263 [2010] FCA 1126

Appeal from: Community Association Deposited Plan Number 270263 v Vu [2010] FMCA 370 Application for extension of time: Community Association Deposited Plan No 270263 v Vu [2009] FMCA 150

Parties: TRANG DOAN VU v COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DEPOSITED PLAN NO 270263 TRANG DOAN VU v COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DEPOSITED PLAN NO 270263

File numbers: NSD 868 of 2010 NSD 1067 of 2010

Judge: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 8 October 2010

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for extension of time to file and serve notice of appeal – whether special reasons – merits of appeal – bankruptcy petition dismissed as debtor solvent but creditor awarded costs up to the time that debtor established she was solvent – whether discretion to award costs miscarried

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 37M Federal Court Rules O 52 r 15

Cases cited: Jess v Scott (1986) 12 FCR 187applied House v King (1936) 55 CLR 499applied Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen (1984) 3 FCR 344applied Jazairy v Najjar (1998) 27 MVR 498 cited Parker v The Queen [2002] FCAFC 133 cited QAAH v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 9 applied R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677applied R v Ignjatic (1993) 68 A Crim R 333cited Saparas v Touma [2000] FCA 308, 171 ALR 275cited Sarina v Council of the Shire of Wollondilly (1980) 48 FLR 372followed Varmedja v Varmedja [2008] NSWCA 177 cited Wilson v Alexander [2003] FCAFC 272, 135 FCR 273applied