Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Union Standard International Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 1871 File number: NSD 2064 of 2019
Judgment of: WIGNEY J
Date of judgment: 1 December 2020
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – application for leave to proceed against companies in liquidation – application granted
Legislation: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 471B, 500(2), 1323
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Institute of Professional Education Pty Ltd (in liq) [2017] FCA 521 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Union Standard International Group Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 60
Division: General Division
Registry: New South Wales
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: Corporations and Corporate Insolvency
Number of paragraphs: 13
Date of hearing: 1 December 2020
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr D Thomas SC with Mr D Birch
Solicitor for the Applicant: Clayton Utz
Counsel for the First Defendant: The First Respondent did not appear
Counsel for the Second Defendant: Ms M Painter SC with Mr F Tao
Solicitor for the Second Defendant: Piper Alderman
Solicitor for the Third Defendant: Mr E Sasson of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
ORDERS NSD 2064 of 2019
BETWEEN: AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES & INVESTMENTS COMMISSION Applicant
AND: UNION STANDARD INTERNATIONAL GROUP PTY LTD ACN 117 658 349 First Defendant
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