Dickson, in the matter of Centaur Litigation SPC (in liq) v Centaur Litigation SPC (in liq) [2016] FCA 585

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Dickson, in the matter of Centaur Litigation SPC (in liq) v Centaur Litigation SPC (in liq) [2016] FCA 585 File number: NSD 114 of 2016

Judge: YATES J

Date of judgment: 23 May 2016

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – foreign corporation – external administration – examination – where there is a reasonable apprehension that the examinee might leave Australia – whether to temporarily restrain the examinee from leaving Australia – protection of the interests of creditors and debtors

Legislation: Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 (Cth) Sch 1 Art 21 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23 Federal Court Rules 2011 rr 17.01, 30.34

Date of hearing: 23 May 2016

Registry: New South Wales

Division: General Division

National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations

Sub-area: Corporations and Corporate Insolvency

Category: Catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 8

Counsel for the Plaintiffs: Mr AG Bell SC with Mr S Aspinall

Solicitor for the Plaintiffs: Henry Davis York

ORDERS NSD 114 of 2016 IN THE MATTER OF CENTAUR LITIGATION SPC, CENTAUR LITIGATION LTD AND CENTAUR LITIGATION UNIT SERIES 1 LTD (EACH IN LIQUIDATION) (EACH A COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS) BETWEEN: HUGH DICKSON AS FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVE OF CENTAUR LITIGATION SPC, CENTAUR LITIGATION LTD AND CENTAUR LITIGATION UNIT SERIES 1 LTD (EACH IN LIQUIDATION) (EACH A COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS) (and others named in the Schedule) First Plaintiff AND: CENTAUR LITIGATION SPC (IN LIQUIDATION) (A COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS) (and others named in the Schedule) First Defendant