Dickson, in the matter of Centaur Litigation SPC (in liq) v Centaur Litigation SPC (in liq) (No 2) [2016] FCA 598

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Dickson, in the matter of Centaur Litigation SPC (in liq) v Centaur Litigation SPC (in liq) (No 2) [2016] FCA 598 File number: NSD 114 of 2016

Judge: YATES J

Date of judgment: 25 May 2016

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – substituted service – application for – considerations – whether personal service not practicable – where previous attempts to effect personal service were unsuccessful – whether attempts were reasonable – whether proposed means of service will bring the documents to the attention of the person

Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 r 10.24 Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 rr 1.3, 11.4

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

Date of hearing: 25 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: 24

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