Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
McCallum, in the Matter of Re Holdco Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (No 3) [2021] FCA 913 File number: VID 285 of 2020
Judgment of: O'BRYAN J
Date of judgment: 5 August 2021
Catchwords: COSTS – disputed claims to the proceeds of sale of assets of companies in voluntary administration and, subsequently, liquidation – whether circumstances of case analogous to trusts dispute or ordinary inter partes litigation – whether any reason to depart from usual rule that costs should follow the event – appropriate methodology to calculate costs
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 442C, 447A Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43(2) Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 40.02(b)
Cases cited: Alsop Wilkinson (a firm) v Neary [1996] 1 WLR 1220 Bayley & Associates Pty Ltd v DBR Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 346 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Bobb v Wombat Securities Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 863 Chand v Azurra Pty Ltd (in liq) [2011] NSWCA 58; 82 ACSR 383 Davies v Lazer Safe Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 118 Fewin Pty Ltd v Burke (No 3) [2017] FCA 693 Freedom Foods Pty Ltd v Blue Diamond Growers [2021] FCAFC 86 Ginos Engineers Pty Ltd v Autodesk Australia Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1051; 249 ALR 371 Gonzales v Claridades (2003) 58 NSWLR 188 Greenham v Greenham (No 2) [2020] VSC 850 Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC v Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 7 Kazar (Liquidator) v Kargarian; In the matter of Frontier Architects Pty Ltd (In Liq) (2011) 197 FCR 113 Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd (2016) 247 FCR 61 McCallum, in the Matter of Re Holdco Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) [2020] FCA 666; 145 ACSR 243 McCallum, in the Matter of Re Holdco Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (No 2) [2021] FCA 377 McDermott & Potts; re Lonnex Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) (2019) 57 VR 238 McDonald v Horn [1995] 1 All ER 961 Nine Films and Television Pty Ltd v Ninox Television Ltd [2006] FCA 1046 Re Buckton; Buckton v Buckton [1907] 2 Ch 406 Re Cunningham; Sproule v Quested (1914) 31 WN (NSW) 44 Silvia v Brodyn Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 55; 25 ACLC 385 Sons of Gwalia Ltd (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) v Margaretic [2006] FCAFC 92; 232 ALR 119 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Phone Directories Co Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1463 Zafra Legal Pty Ltd v Harris (Liq) (No 3) [2021] FCA 441
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