Smith v Starke, in the matter of Action Paintball Games Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 3) [2016] FCA 40

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Smith v Starke, in the matter of Action Paintball Games Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 3) [2016] FCA 40 File number: NSD 2451 of 2013

Judge: GLEESON J

Date of judgment: 4 February 2016

Catchwords: COSTS – where plaintiffs successful in relation to some payments claimed to be unreasonable director-related transactions – where claim based on same matrix of facts –general rule that costs follow the event applies

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 588FE, 588FF Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 43, 51A(1)

Cases cited: Chen v Chan (No 2) [2009] VSCA 233 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Razzi (No 2) [1991] FCA 267; (1991) 30 FCR 64 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 259 Dr Martens Australia Pty Ltd v Figgins Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] FCA 602 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTAN Inc [2004] FCA 1251; (2004) 51 ACSR 555 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Foots v Southern Cross Mine Management Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 56; (2007) 234 CLR 52 Gray v Richards (No 2) [2014] HCA 47; (2014) 89 ALJR 113 Hogan v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 74 Howards Storage World Pty Ltd v Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] FCAFC 5; (2010) 182 FCR 84 Inn Leisure Industries Pty Ltd v DF McCloy Pty Ltd (No 2) (1991) 28 FCR 172 Kazar v Kargarian [2011] FCAFC 136; (2011) 197 FCR 113 McKay v Commissioner of Main Roads (No 7) [2011] WASC 223; (2011) 185 LGERA 118 Old v McInnes [2011] NSWCA 410 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Ritter v Godfrey [1920] 2 KB 47 Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Co Pty Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 97