Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Cooper v Myrtace Consulting Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 480 Citation: Cooper v Myrtace Consulting Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 480
Parties: WARWICK COOPER v MYRTACE CONSULTING PTY LTD
File number(s): VID 1316 of 2013
Judge(s): DAVIES J
Date of judgment: 14 May 2014
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – application to bring a derivative action on behalf of the company – whether action is in the best interests of the company – applicant unable to provide meaningful indemnity for costs – whether there is a serious question to be tried
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 232, 236, 237, 461(1)(k)
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618 Chan v Zacharia (1984) 154 CLR 178 Charlton v Baber (2003) 47 ACSR 31; [2003] NSWSC 745 Carpenter v Pioneer Park Pty Ltd (2004) 211 ALR 457; [2004] NSWSC 1007 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2005) 53 ACSR 732; [2005] NSWSC 442 Gaertner v Dharah Gibinj Aboriginal Medical Service Aboriginal Corp [2013] FCA 1330 Goozee v Graphic World Group Holdings Pty Ltd (2002) 42 ACSR 534; [2002] NSWSC 640 Kokotovich Constructions Pty Ltd v Wallington (1995) 17 ACSR 478 In the matter of Fishinthenet Investments Pty Ltd and Coastal Waters Seafood Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 260 Maher v Honeysett and Maher Electrical Contractors Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 859 MG Corrosion Consultants Pty Ltd v Vinciguerra (2011) 82 ACSR 367; [2011] FCAFC 31 Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company v Johnson (1938) 60 CLR 189 Power v Ekstein (2010) 77 ACSR 302; [2010] NSWSC 137 Robash Pty Ltd v Gladstone Pacific Nickel Pty Ltd (2011) 86 ACSR 432; [2011] NSWSC 1235 South Johnstone Mill Ltd v Dennis (2007) 163 FCR 343; [2007] FCA 1448 Swansson v R A Pratt Properties Pty Ltd (2002) 42 ACSR 313; [2002] NSWSC 583 Wood v Links Golf Tasmania Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCA 14 H A J Ford and W A Lee, Principles of the Law of Trusts (Thomson Lawbook Co, loose-leaf service, vol 2)
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