Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Carpathian Resources Ltd v Hendriks [2011] FCA 41 Citation: Carpathian Resources Ltd v Hendriks [2011] FCA 41
Parties: CARPATHIAN RESOURCES LTD (ACN 080 273 703) and HIGHMOOR BUSINESS CORPORATION v MICHAEL PETRUS HENDRIKS, CHARLES POSTERNACK and JAMES PAUL WIBERG
File number: WAD 405 of 2010
Judge: GILMOUR J
Date of judgment: 2 February 2011
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – extraordinary general meeting – effect of foreign injunction restraining shareholder from voting against shares - determination of chairperson with notice of injunction to admit vote – whether injunction was a restriction attaching to the shares held by the company restrained – whether determination a proper exercise of power – Annual General meeting – eligibility of attendees to act as chairperson – proper construction of company constitution – whether chairperson appointed – whether poll effective – whether relief under s 1322 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) apt – whether meeting adjourned as a result of disorder
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 9, 127(1), (4), 128(1), 129(5), 231, 249F(1), 249X, 250D, 250E(1), 250N(2),1322
Cases cited: Bank of Western Australia v Ocean Trawlers Pty Ltd (1995) 13 WAR 407 Bundaberg Sugar Ltd v Isis Central Sugar Mill Co Ltd [2007] 2 Qd R 214 Colorado Constructions Pty Ltd v Platus [1966] 2 NSWR 598 Concordant Communications (Australia) Pty Ltd v The Communication Group Holdings Pty Ltd (2005) 194 FLR 322 Fast Scout Ltd v Bergel (2001) 25 WAR 244 HNA Irish Nominee Ltd v Kinghorn (2010) 78 ACSR 553 Holmes v Lord Keyes [1959] Ch 199 Link Agricultural Pty Ltd v Shanahan, McCallum and Pivot Ltd [1999] 1 VR 466 Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd v Coopers Brewery Ltd (2006) 156 FCR 1 Maritime Union of Australia v Patrick Stevedores Operations Pty Ltd [1998] 4 VR 143 MTQ Holdings (2006) WASC 96 Re: Golden West Resources Ltd (2008) 170 FCR 409
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