Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Lees v O'Dea (No 2) [2014] FCA 1082 Citation: Lees v O'Dea (No 2) [2014] FCA 1082
Parties: JOHN ROBERT LEES and MAT NG v PETER JOHN O'DEA
File number: VID 158 of 2014
Judge: GORDON J
Date of judgment: 8 October 2014
Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY – Person bankrupt in Hong Kong – Request by Hong Kong Court to Federal Court of Australia to act in aid – Property of bankrupt – Bequest – Power to appoint receiver
Legislation: Administration and Probate Act 1958 (Vic) Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)
Cases cited: Ayres v Evans (1981) 56 FLR 235 Dick as Trustee in Bankruptcy v McIntosh [2001] FCA 1008 Dick v McIntosh [2002] FCA 1135 Gainsford v Tannenbaum (2012) 216 FCR 543 Levy v Reddy [2009] FCA 63 Monty Financial Services Ltd v Delmo Official Receiver in Bankruptcy v Schutlz (1990) 170 CLR 306 Radich v Bank of New Zealand (1993) 45 FCR 101 Re Pevsner; Ex parte Trustee in Bankruptcy (1983) 86 FLR 254 Silvia v Thomson (1989) 87 ALR 695 Woolley (dec'd) v Clark (1822) 106 ER 1363
Date of hearing: 8 October 2014
Date of last submissions: 8 October 2014
Place: Melbourne
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 30
Counsel for the Applicants: Mr CD Freeman
Solicitor for the Applicants: RE Barros & Company
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