Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Shaw v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Australian Financial Security Authority (No 2) [2020] FCA 1575 File number: NSD 1690 of 2019
Judgment of: WIGNEY J
Date of judgment: 9 October 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to strike out parts of defence in a bankruptcy and insolvency action – whether parts of defence should be struck out pursuant to r 16.21 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – application for summary judgment – whether no reasonable prospect of defending the proceeding pursuant to r 26.01 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – application for injunction – whether injunction should be granted restraining the Trustee's solicitors – application dismissed
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 4A, 13, 134(1)(i) Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Sch 2 ss 90-10, 90-15, 90-20 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 16.02, 16.21, 16.21(1)(c), 16.21(1)(d), 16.21(1)(e), 26.01
Cases cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Allstate Life Insurance Company v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1994) 217 ALR 226 Bartlett v Swan Television & Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd [1995] FCA 638; ATPR 41-434 Cavill Business Solutions Pty Ltd v Jackson [2005] WASC 138 Fair Work Ombudsman v Eastern Colour Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 803; 209 IR 263 Faruqi v Latham [2018] FCA 1328 Fuller v Toms (2012) 247 FCR 440 Gold Coast City Council v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 791; 157 ALR 135 J C Techforce Pty Ltd v Pearce [1996] FCA 599; 138 ALR 522 Murphy v Nationwide News Pty Limited (No 2) [2017] FCA 781 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (2012) 203 FCR 325 Radisich v McDonald [2010] FCA 762; 198 IR 244 Shelton v National Roads and Motorists Association Ltd [2004] FCA 1393; 51 ACSR 278 Spiteri v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 905 Trade Practices Commission v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd (1990) 22 FCR 305 Trade Practices Commission v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 164
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