Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Dudley (Liquidator) v RHG Construction Fitout & Maintenance Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1355 File number: WAD 238 of 2019
Judge: JACKSON J
Date of judgment: 28 August 2019
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application by defendants to cease being party to proceedings under r 9.08 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) - 'mothership' unfair preference proceedings against multiple unrelated defendants - relief claimed does not arise out of same transaction or event or series of transactions or events under r 9.02(b) - irregularity in proceedings may be cured by s 51 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) - application successful in part
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 588FA, 588FC, 588FE, 588FF, 588M Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M, 51 Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth) rr 1.3, 2.2 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.34, 9.02, 9.05, 9.07, 9.08
Cases cited: Australian Consumer and Competition Commission v Launceston Superstore Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 297 Bendir v Anson [1936] 3 All ER 326 Berowra Holdings Pty Ltd v Gordon [2006] HCA 32; (2006) 225 CLR 364 Bishop v Bridgelands Securities (1990) 25 FCR 311 Cerche v Commissioner of Taxation [2001] FCA 1146; (2001) 48 ATR 17 Crayford Freight Services Ltd v Coral Seatel Navigation Company (1998) 82 FCR 328 Dean-Willcocks v Air Transit International Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 64 Dickinson v Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust (1987) 163 CLR 500 Emanuele v Australian Securities Commission (1997) 188 CLR 114 Fernance v Nominal Defendant (1989) 17 NSWLR 710 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Johnston v Vintage Developments Pty Limited [2006] FCAFC 171 Lois Nominees Pty Ltd v Hill [2011] WASC 53 Lord v Agreserves Australia Ltd [2006] FCA 598 Martin Bruce Jones as Liquidator of Forge Group Ltd (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (In Liquidation) v Sun Engineering (Qld) Pty Ltd [2017] WASC 195 Payne v Young (1980) 145 CLR 609 Qantas Airways Ltd v AF Little Pty Ltd [1981] 2 NSWLR 34 Re Bias Boating Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1524 Smurthwaite v Hannay [1894] AC 494 Vintage Developments Pty Limited v GHD Pty Limited [2006] FCA 531
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