Kreab Gavin Anderson (Australia) Ltd, in the matter of Kreab Gavin Anderson (Australia) Ltd (No 3) [2017] FCA 1473

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Kreab Gavin Anderson (Australia) Ltd, in the matter of Kreab Gavin Anderson (Australia) Ltd (No 3) [2017] FCA 1473 File number: NSD 218 of 2017

Judge: YATES J

Date of judgment: 8 December 2017

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – invalid appointment of administrators – invalid appointment of liquidators in a creditors' voluntary winding up – whether remuneration can be recovered for work done under invalid appointments CORPORATIONS – remuneration of provisional liquidators

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 583 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 54A Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth) rr 9.3, 16.1

Cases cited: Allison Johnson & Foster Limited; Ex part Birkenshaw [1904] 2 K.B. 327 Blackadder v McQuinn & Ors (No. 2) [2017] NTSC 57 Correa and Another v Whittingham (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 526 Craven-Ellis v Canons Ltd [1936] 2 K.B. 403 Monks v Poynice Pty Ltd (1987) 8 NSWLR 662 Peninsula Group Ltd v Kintsu Co Ltd (1998) 44 NSWLR 534 Re Kyra Nominees Pty Ltd [1981] WAR 120 Re Lime Gourmet Pizza Bar (Charlestown) Pty Ltd (formerly under administration) [2015] NSWSC 244 Re Reef Cove Resort Ltd [2009] QSC 378 Re The Dominion Insurance Company of Australia Ltd [2013] NSWSC 898; (2013) 276 FLR 338 Re Warwick Keneally as administrator of Australian Blue Mountain International Cultural & Tourist Group Pty Ltd (admin apptd) [2015] NSWSC 2037 Re Wood and Martin (Bricklaying Contractors) Ltd [1971] W.L.R. 293 Sherred & Anor v McDonald & Ors [2005] QSC 153 Sutherland v Take Seven Group Pty Ltd [1998] NSWSC 538