Fourteen Consulting Services Pty Ltd (in liq) v A.O.B Holding Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 4) [2024] FCA 159

Federal Court of Australia

Fourteen Consulting Services Pty Ltd (in liq) v A.O.B Holding Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 4) [2024] FCA 159 File number(s): NSD 331 of 2023

Judgment of: HALLEY J

Date of judgment: 22 February 2024

Date of publication of reasons: 28 February 2024

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to serve documents outside Australia pursuant to r 10.44 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – where service to be effected in accordance with the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters done at the Hague on 15 November 1965 – application granted.

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 109X(1), 597(9) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37AF(1)(b), 37AJ Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 10.02, 10.44, 10.45, 10.46 Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters done at the Hague on 15 November 1965

Cases cited: Fourteen Consulting Services Pty Ltd (in liq) v A.O.B. Holdings Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 704 Giraud v Albarran (liquidator), in the matter of Digital Infrastructure Pty Ltd (in liq) (2021) 156 ACSR 236; [2021] FCA 1274 Krejci in his capacity as liquidator of Myoora Land Pty Ltd (in liq) v Myoora Land Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 620 McCabe, in the matter of Sargon Capital Pty Limited (receivers and managers appointed) (in liq) [2023] FCA 112 McCabe, in the matter of Sargon Capital Pty Ltd (receivers and managers appointed) (in liq) (No 2) [2023] FCA 1465 Division: General Division