Frigger v Trenfield (No 11) [2022] FCA 326

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Frigger v Trenfield (No 11) [2022] FCA 326 File number: WAD 141 of 2019

Judgment of: JACKSON J

Date of judgment: 4 April 2022

Catchwords: COSTS - costs of unsuccessful application by then bankrupts against trustee in bankruptcy - costs to follow usual rule - costs between parties distinguished from trustee in bankruptcy's right of indemnity from the bankrupt estate - order affirming trustee in bankruptcy's right of indemnity - no order as to extent of bankrupts' right of indemnity as trustees of self-managed superannuation fund - no order for indemnity costs

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 109, 116, Schedule 2 (Insolvency Practice Schedule (Bankruptcy)) ss 5-15, 5-30, 90-20 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37N, 43 Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 40.02

Cases cited: Adsett v Berlouis (1992) 37 FCR 201 Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Ltd v ACPA Pty Ltd (No 4) [2016] FCA 218 Barrett Property Group Ltd v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] FCA 1823 Boomerang Investments Pty Ltd v Padgett (Costs of the Liability Phase) [2021] FCA 385 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Yesilhat (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 584 Cardaci v Filippo Primo Cardaci as executor of the estate of Marco Antonio Cardaci (No 5) [2021] WASC 331 (S) Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [2019] HCA 20; (2019) 268 CLR 524 Civil Properties Pty Ltd v Miluc Pty Ltd [2011] WASCA 195 Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd v Clipso Electrical Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 37 Coyne v Douglas-Brown [2002] FCA 1324 Cranes 'R' Us Pty Ltd v Busselton Mini Crane Hire Pty Ltd [2012] WADC 24; (2012) 79 SR (WA) 322 Currie v Currie (No 3) [2018] WASC 306 Doggett v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2019] FCAFC 19 Fitzpatrick v Keelty (No 2) [2008] FCA 742 Foots v Southern Cross Mine Management Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 56; (2007) 234 CLR 52 Frigger v Trenfield [2019] FCA 1746 Frigger v Trenfield (No 2) [2019] FCA 2009 Frigger v Trenfield (No 3) [2020] FCA 150 Frigger v Trenfield (No 6) [2020] FCA 934 Frigger v Trenfield (No 7) [2020] FCA 1740 Frigger v Trenfield (No 9) [2021] FCA 652 Frigger v Trenfield (No 10) [2021] FCA 1500 Hopkins v Edwards [2020] VSC 456 Innes v AAL Aviation Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 130 Jones v Matrix Partners Pty Ltd; Re Killarnee Civil & Concrete Contractors Pty Ltd (in liq) [2018] FCAFC 40; (2018) 260 FCR 310 Krueger Transport Equipment Pty Ltd v Glen Cameron Storage & Distribution Pty Ltd (No 3) [2008] FCA 1592 Lewis v Lewis (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1519 LFDB v SM (No 2) [2017] FCAFC 207 McDonald v Young [2012] FCAFC 137 Mehajer v Weston in his Capacity as Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Salim Mehajer [2019] FCA 1713 Melbourne City Investments Pty Ltd v Treasury Wine Estates Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCAFC 116 Morris Finance Ltd v Free (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1514 National Trustees Executors & Agency Co of Australasia Ltd v Barnes (1941) 64 CLR 268 Official Receiver in Bankruptcy v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (Fox's Case) (1956) 96 CLR 370 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCAFC 146; (2017) 253 FCR 403 Royal v El Ali (No 3) [2016] FCA 1573 Sandalwood Properties Ltd (Subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) v Huntley Management Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 647 Sealed Air Australia Pty Ltd v Aus-Lid Enterprises Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 388 Sony Entertainment (Australia) Ltd v Smith [2005] FCA 228 Strzelecki Holdings Pty Ltd v Jorgensen [2019] WASCA 96; (2019) 54 WAR 388 Walker v Citigroup Global Markets Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1866