Vegas Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rumsley [2017] FCA 35

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Vegas Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rumsley [2017] FCA 35 File number: WAD 398 of 2015

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 1 February 2017

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether costs order made in favour of applicant in earlier proceeding can be set off against costs order made against applicant in cross-claim in same proceeding – whether the Court should exercise its inherent jurisdiction to order the set-off – whether debt appropriation order based on the cross-claim costs order can be set aside – where first respondent allegedly failed to disclose that the purported assignment of the costs order was subject to challenge in related proceedings

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 120, 121 Civil Judgments Enforcement Act 2004 (WA) ss 3, 51(3), 54, 103(1) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 21, 23 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.32, 40.22 Legal Profession Conduct Rules 2010 (WA) s 34(4) Statutes of Set-off, Insolvent Debtors Relief 1728 (UK) (2 Geo II c22) s 13

Cases cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (NT) (2009) 239 CLR 27; [2009] HCA 41 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Allam & Ors [2016] HCA 3 Australian Beverage Distributors Pty Ltd v Evans & Tate Premium Wines Pty Ltd (2006) 230 ALR 184; [2006] NSWSC 560 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Blackman v Leppard (No 3) [2016] FCCA 272 Blacksheep Productions Pty Ltd v Waks [2008] NSWSC 488 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464; [1939] HCA 23 Broadlex Services v RCR Resolve FM (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1668 Businessworld Computers Pty Ltd v Australian Telecommunications Commission (1988) 82 ALR 499 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keeler Ltd (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Champerslife v Manojlovski (2010) 75 NSWLR 245; [2010] NSWCA 33 Chen v Monash University (2016) 337 ALR 525; [2016] FCAFC 66 Clyne v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1984) 154 CLR 589 Coventry v Charter Pacific Ltd (2005) 227 CLR 234; [2005] HCA 67 Day and Dent Constructions Pty Ltd v North Australian Properties Pty Ltd (1982) 150 CLR 85; [1982] HCA 20 Egglishaw v Australian Crime Commission (2007) 164 FCR 224; [2007] FCAFC 183 Ezystay Systems Pty Ltd v Link 2 Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 180 Garrard v Email Furniture Pty Ltd (1993) 32 NSWLR 662 Harbeck & Ors v Vasse Dozer Hire Pty Ltd [2009] WAD 48 Hazcor Pty Ltd v Kirwanon Pty Ltd (1995) 12 WAR Howards Storage World Pty Ltd v Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd (2010) 182 FCR 84; [2010] FCAFC 5 International Finance Trust Co Ltd v New South Wales Crime Commission (2009) 240 CLR 319; [2009] HCA 49 Kuligowski v Metrobus (2004) 220 CLR 363 Lane v Channel 7 Adelaide Pty Ltd [2004] SASC 47 Lindholdt v Merritt Madden Printing Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 260 Magill v Magill (2006) 226 CLR 551; [2006] HCA 51 McNamara v San & Ors (No 3) (2010) 183 FCR 328; [2010] FCA 227 Nominet UK v National Australia Bank Limited [2006] WADC 83 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 127 CLR 589; [1981] HCA 45 Rawley v Rawley (1876) 1 QBD 460 Reichel v Magrath (1889) 14 App Cas 665 Robertson v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2003) 53 ATR 824; [2003] FCA 944 Rumsley v Vegas Enterprises Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 84 Sampson v McInnis [2007] FMCA 1656 Savcor Pty Ltd v Cathodic Protection International APS (2005) 12 VR 639; [2005] VSCA 213 Sheraz Pty Ltd v Vegas Enterprises Pty Ltd [2015] WASCA 4 Spautz v Butterworth (1996) 41 NSWLR 1 Thomas A Edison Ltd v Bullock (1912) 15 CLR 679; [1912] HCA 72 Town & Country Sports Resorts (Holdings) Pty Ltd and Others v Partnership Pacific Limited (1988) 20 FCR 540 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Walter Rau Neusser Del Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 955 West Street Properties Pty Ltd v Jamison [1974] 2 NSWLR 435 White v Overland [2001] FCA 1333 Williamson (as the trustees in bankruptcy of the bankrupt estate of Clifford) v Rumsley [2015] FCA 639 Williamson (Trustee) v Rumsley, in the matter of Clifford (a Bankrupt) (No 2) [2015] FCA 1246 Witham v Holloway (1995) 183 CLR 525; [1995] HCA 3 Young v National Australia Bank Ltd (2004) 29 WAR 505