Product People (International) Pty Limited v Box Seat Company Pty Limited (in liquidation) (No 2) [2013] FCA 1437

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Product People (International) Pty Limited v Box Seat Company Pty Limited (in liquidation) (No 2) [2013] FCA 1437 Citation: Product People (International) Pty Limited v Box Seat Company Pty Limited (in liquidation) (No 2) [2013] FCA 1437

Parties: THE PRODUCT PEOPLE (INTERNATIONAL) PTY LIMITED (ACN 127 645 130) v THE BOX SEAT COMPANY PTY LTD (ABN 90 128 463 356) (IN LIQUIDATION)

File number: NSD 1468 of 2012

Judge: FARRELL J

Date of judgment: 23 December 2013

Catchwords: COSTS – successful application to set aside a statutory demand pursuant to s 459G(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – order as to costs – costs order against non-party – where statutory demand funded by non-party – liquidators indemnified – whether section 1335(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) limits power to make costs orders against non-parties – whether indemnity costs should be made

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 459G, 459N, 1335(2), 1337C Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 43, 59

Cases cited: Aquatown Pty Ltd v Holder Stroud Pty Ltd (1995) 18 ACSR 622 Aspermont Ltd v Lechmere Financial Corp [2001] WASC 35 Aurora Networks Pty Ltd v Halbedl; In the matter of Aurora Networks Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 632 Australian Forest Managers Limited (in liq) v Bramley (1996) 65 FCR 13 CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Pty Ltd v APRA Consulting Pty Ltd (2003) 47 ACSR 100 Citrus Queensland Pty Ltd v Sunstate Orchids Pty Ltd (No 10) [2009] FCA 498 City of Swan v Lehman Bros Australia Ltd (No 3) [2009] FCA 1190 Classic Ceramic Importers Pty Ltd v Ceramica Antiga SA (1994) 13 ACSR 263 Consolidated Byrnes Holdings Ltd v Hardel Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 176 FCR 348 Gore v Justice Corporation Pty Ltd (2002) 119 FCR 429 Hornet Aviation Pty Ltd v Ansett International Air Freight (1994) 16 ACSR 21 Huntingdale Village Pty Ltd v Corrs Chambers Westgarth [2011] WASC 44 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 Macks v Hedley (1999) 94 FCR 188 MG Corrosion Consultants Pty Ltd v Vinciguerra (No 2) (2011) 276 ALR 319 New Era Installations Pty Ltd v Don Mathieson & Staff Glass Pty Ltd (1999) 31 ACSR 53 Product People (International) Pty Ltd v Box Seat Company Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2013] FCA 277 Re Firepower Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 3) (2010) 183 FCR 150 Re Struthers, Liquidator of Project Management, Architecture and Construction, Interior (Paci) Pty Ltd (No 3) (2005) 64 NSWLR 392 Re Wridgemont Display Homes Pty Ltd (1992) 39 FCR 193 Symphony Group Plc v Hodgson [1994] QB 179 U.T.S.A. Pty Ltd (In liquidation) v Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd [1999] 1 VR 204 Vestris v Cashman (1998) 72 SASR 449 Date of hearing: Heard on the papers Date of last submissions: 12 June 2013