Surpion Pty Ltd v M. R. Works Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2010] FCA 1262

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Surpion Pty Ltd v M. R. Works Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2010] FCA 1262

Citation: Surpion Pty Ltd v M. R. Works Pty Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) [2010] FCA 1262

Parties: SURPION PTY LTD & ANOR v M. R. WORKS PTY LTD (RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS APPOINTED) & ORS

File number: VID 1500 of 2005

Judge: FINKELSTEIN J

Date of judgment: 17 November 2010

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – liquidator's examination – summons to produce – claim for private documents – privilege claimed – jurisdiction to award costs of adjudicating privilege dispute

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 596B, 597B Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 35A, 43

Cases cited: Appleton French & Scrafton Ltd Re [1905] 1 Ch 749 Australian Motor Finance Ltd Re [2009] FCA 707 Bank of New South Wales v Withers (1981) 35 ALR 21 Charles Henry Pty Ltd (in liq) Re [2005] FCA 343 Dekkan v Macquarie Leasing Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1235 Equiticorp Finance Ltd; Ex parte Brock Re (1992) 6 ACSR 725 Equiticorp Finance Ltd; Ex parte Brock (No 2) Re (1992) 27 NSWLR 391 Firepower Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 3) Re (2010) 183 FCR 150 Fox Home Loans Pty Ltd (in liq) Re [2005] NSWSC 1050 Imobridge Pty Ltd (in liq) Re [1999] 1 Qd R 38 Jageev Pty Ltd v Deane (1997) 72 FCR 398 Kempal Pty Ltd (in liq) Re (1989) 17 NSWLR 550 Kwiatek & Kwiatek; Ex parte Big J Ltd v Pattison Re (1989) 21 FCR 374 Lutscher; Ex parte Waddell Re (1877) LR 6 Ch D 32 Moreton Joinery Pty Ltd Re [1975] Qd R 121 Spedley Securities Ltd (in liq); Ex parte Australian National Industries Ltd Re (1990) 4 ACSR 322 Total Entity Pty Ltd Re (2003) 47 ACSR 577