Hurst, in the matter of Lloyds Curry Shop Pty Ltd (in liq) v Prasad (No 3) [2023] FCA 1174

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Hurst, in the matter of Lloyds Curry Shop Pty Ltd (in liq) v Prasad (No 3) [2023] FCA 1174 File number: NSD 797 of 2021

Judgment of: CHEESEMAN J

Date of judgment: 4 October 2023

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – miscellany of interlocutory applications in relation to: amendment of pleading; continuation of freezing orders and further ancillary orders in relation thereto; review of a decision of a Registrar and indemnity costs application – Held: some interlocutory applications allowed in whole or in part, some interlocutory applications refused.

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 286, 588FA, 588G(1),(2),(3), 588GA, 588H, 588M Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 35A(5),(6), 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 3.11(1), 7.32, 7.33(1), 16.02(1)(a), 16.53, 25.01 Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) s 8AAZC

Cases cited: Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Ltd v ACPA Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 112 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; 239 CLR 175 Attorney-General v Times Newspapers Ltd (1974) AC 273 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Daly (Liability Hearing) [2023] FCA 290 Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union v Mudginberri Station Pty Ltd [1986] HCA 46; 161 CLR 98 Blendell v Blendell [2020] NSWCA 154 Caason Investments Pty Ltd v Cao [2015] FCAFC 94; 236 FCR 322 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Chamberlain Group Pty Ltd v Kids for Life Academy Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 241 Commissioner of State Taxation (WA) v Pollock (1993) 12 ACSR 217 Copeland in his capacity as liquidator of Skyworkers Pty Limited (in Liquidation) v Murace [2023] FCA 14 Devine v Liu; Devine v Ho [2018] NSWSC 1453; 338 FLR 208 Dye v Commonwealth Securities Limited (No 2) [2010] FCAFC 118; 63 AILR 101-103 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd [1988] FCA 202; 81 ALR 397 Huntsman Chemical Co Aust Ltd v International Pools Aust Pty Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 242 Hurst, in the matter of Lloyds Curry Shop Pty Ltd (in liq) v Prasad [2021] FCA 1562 Hurst, in the matter of Lloyds Curry Shop Pty Ltd (in liq) v Prasad (No 2) [2022] FCA 1133 In the Matter of Australasian Barrister Chambers Ltd (in liq) [2017] NSWSC 693 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 LFDB v Ms S M (No 2) [2018] FCA 2062 Nicols as trustee of the bankrupt estate of Manietta v Manietta, in the matter of Manietta [2022] FCA 39 Owen as Liquidator of Davey SG Pty Ltd (in liq) v Davey, in the matter of Davey SG Pty Ltd (in liq) [2021] FCA 200 Oztech Pty Ltd v Public Trustee of Queensland [2019] FCAFC 102; 269 FCR 349 Peterson Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd v Bank of Queensland Ltd [2017] FCA 699 Plaintiff P1/2003 v Ruddock [2007] FCA 65; 157 FCR 18 Re Melbournehomes.com Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] VSC 854; 356 FLR 390 Sands & McDougall Wholesale Pty Ltd (in liq) v Commissioner of Taxation [1998] VSCA 76; (1999) 1 VR 489 Strawbridge, in the matter of Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd (administrators appointed) (No 2) [2020] FCA 717; 144 ACSR 347 Tamaya Resources Ltd (in liq) v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu [2015] FCA 1098 Totev v Sfar [2008] FCAFC 35; 167 FCR 193 Trevor, in the matter of Bell Group NV (in liq) (No 2) [2017] FCA 927; 122 ACSR 418 Yeo, in the matter of Bradi Transport Pty Ltd (in liq) v Sklenovski [2020] FCA 1540