Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Inspector General in Bankruptcy v Coshott [2014] FCA 42 Citation: Inspector General in Bankruptcy v Coshott [2014] FCA 42
Parties: INSPECTOR GENERAL IN BANKRUPTCY v ROBERT GILBERT COSHOTT
File number: NSD 1444 of 2013
Judge: GRIFFITHS J
Date of judgment: 7 February 2014
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – whether trustee of bankrupt's estate ("trustee") or bankrupt liable to pay for the taxation of various bills of costs concerning the trustee's remuneration and the professional fees of his legal advisers – whether taxation requested by the respondent or the trustee – whether trustee made a claim for remuneration – alternative claim by the applicant that liability to pay for the taxation arises in contract
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 11, 12, 15, 162, 167 Bankruptcy Regulations 1966 (Cth) regs 8.09, 8.10, 8.11, 8.11A Public Service Act 1999 (Cth) s 65
Cases cited: Adsett v Berlouis (1992) 37 FCR 201 Agricultural and Rural Finance Pty Ltd v Gardiner (2008) 238 CLR 570 Attorney-General v Great Eastern Railway Co (1880) 5 App Cas 473 Wenkart v Pantzer (2003) 132 FCR 204 Wenkart v Pantzer (2006) 223 ALR 384
Date of hearing: 9 December 2013
Date of last submissions: 4 February 2014
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 84
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr A P Spencer
Solicitor for the Applicant: Tresscox
Counsel for the Respondent: The respondent appeared on his own behalf
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