Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Foong v Owners of Strata Plan No 54026 [2014] FCA 338 Citation: Foong v Owners of Strata Plan No 54026 [2014] FCA 338
Appeal from: Owners of Strata Plan 54026 v Foong [2013] FCCA 1699
Parties: CHAO JOI FOONG v THE OWNERS - STRATA PLAN NO 54026
File number: NSD 2155 of 2013
Judge: PERRAM J
Date of judgment: 4 April 2014
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – representation by unqualified persons – application by appellant's mother for leave to appear – Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rules 1.34 and 4.01(1) – discretion to grant leave to appear – proposed representative's understanding of the legal system – whether in interests of justice to grant leave BANKRUPTCY – appeal from decision of Federal Circuit Court upholding sequestration order – appellant seeking to set aside default judgment of Local Court – appellant claiming that portion of amount owing has been repaid
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Rule 1.34, Rule 4.01 Cases cited: Damjanovic v Maley (2002) 55 NSWLR 149 applied
Date of hearing: 4 April 2014
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 16
Solicitor for the Appellant: Ms Foong appeared on an application to represent the appellant
Solicitor for the Respondent: Mr Holt of Grace Lawyers
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION NSD 2155 of 2013
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