G1PC Pty Ltd (Trustee) v PetStock Pty Limited [2015] FCA 1466

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

G1PC Pty Ltd (Trustee) v PetStock Pty Limited [2015] FCA 1466 Citation: G1PC Pty Ltd (Trustee) v PetStock Pty Limited [2015] FCA 1466

Parties: G1PC PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR THE GOLDEN 1 TRUST (ACN 125 170 309) v PETSTOCK PTY LIMITED (ACN 098 394 588), SHANE BRENDAN YOUNG, JOHN BEDWELL, JULIE YOUNG, DAVID JOHN YOUNG, PETSTOCK GEELONG PTY LTD (ACN 103 220 524), PETSTOCK (HOPPERS CROSSING) PTY LTD (ACN 105 361 868), PETSTOCK (ERINA) PTY LTD (ACN 129 430 208), WANDOO GREAT PTY LTD (ACN 149 200 439), RALPH HEDLEY HUDSON, PAMELA MARY MACLEOD, KARINA JEANETTE LAMONT, PETSTOCK RETAIL PTY LTD (ACN 127 690 466), PETSTOCK (SUNSHINE) PTY LTD (ACN 127 364 087), PETSTOCK PETVET PTY LTD (ACN 128 415 734), PETSTOCK (CRAIGIEBURN) PTY LTD (ACN 166 638 482), PETVET CRAIGIEBURN PTY LTD (ACN 601 406 946), PETVET ALTONA NORTH PTY LTD (600 301 139)), PETSTOCK (ALTONA NORTH) PTY LTD (600 092 171), PETSTOCK (BRIGHTON) PTY LTD (ACN 127 364 087), PETVET BRIGHTON PTY LTD (ACN 168 114 627), JANELLE E CROUCHER TRADING AS PETSTOCK (MOUNT GAMBIER) AND PETVET MOUNT GAMBIER, JAMES M PRIDDLE TRADING AS PETSTOCK (MOUNT GAMBIER) AND PETVET MOUNT GAMBIER, TERESA L PRIDDLE TRADING AS PETSTOCK (MOUNT GAMBIER) AND PETVET MOUNT GAMBIER, VICKI M PRIDDLE TRADING AS PETSTOCK (MOUNT GAMBIER) AND PETVET MOUNT GAMBIER, PETSTOCK (ROUSE HILL) PTY LTD (ACN 603 905 586), PETVET ROUSE HILL PTY LTD (ACN 603 905 764), PETSTOCK (WEST GOSFORD) PTY LTD (ACN 604 821 463) and PETVET (WEST GOSFORD) PTY LTD (ACN 604 821 696)

File number: NSD 1154 of 2015

Judge: ROBERTSON J

Date of judgment: 21 December 2015

Catchwords: COSTS – security for costs – whether reason to believe applicant corporation will be unable to pay the costs of the respondents if successful in their defence – exercise of discretion – quantum