In the matter of Hardy Bros Equipment Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1693

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Hardy Bros Equipment Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1693 Hearing dates: 20 December 2021 Date of orders: 20 December 2021 Decision date: 20 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Winding up order made. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS — Members' rights and remedies — Whether winding up on just and equitable ground should be ordered. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 232-233, 237, 461(1)(k) Cases Cited: - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ABC Funds Managers Ltd (2001) 39 ACSR 443; [2001] VSC 383 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v ActiveSuper Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] FCA 234 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Kingsley Brown Properties Pty Ltd [2005] VSC 506 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Stone Assets Management Pty Ltd (2012) 90 ACSR 523; [2012] FCA 630 - Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 - Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd (2001) 37 ACSR 672; [2001] NSWCA 97 - Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 - Nassar v Innovative Precasters Group Pty Ltd (2009) 71 ACSR 343; [2009] NSWSC 342 - Re Catombal Investments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 775 - Re CNPR Limited [2018] NSWSC 989 - Re Crow Inn Pty Limited (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1749 - Re Spitfire Q Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 866 - Snell v Glatis (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 166 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jennifer Anne Hardy (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Hardy Bros Equipment Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Lynette Maree Hardy (Second Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Hardy Mining Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Matthew John Hardy (Second Cross-Defendant) Makekadi Mining Services Pty Ltd (Third Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Williams SC/A Cameron (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) D Neggo (Second and Third Defendants/Cross-Claimant)