In the matter of Hebbel Constructions Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 707

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Hebbel Constructions Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 707 Hearing dates: 6 June 2024 Date of orders: 6 June 2024 Decision date: 06 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Order made setting aside creditor's statutory demand. Order that Defendant to pay the Plaintiff's costs on an indemnity basis, as agreed or as assessed. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Whether the Court should dispense with rr 7.1-7.2 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) so as to permit director to represent company in proceedings. CORPORATIONS – Winding Up – Statutory demand – Application to set aside – whether there is some "other reason" under s 459J(1)(b) why the demand should be set aside – where issue of the demand is inconsistent with the statutory regime contemplated by Pt 5.4 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), rr 7.1–7.2, 7.29 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 459H, 459J - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), s 56–57 Cases Cited: - Advice Central Professional Wealth Management Pty Ltd v HMW Planning Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 571 - Business Innovation Pty Ltd v Maddison Morgan & Bailey Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1523 - Damjanovic v Maley (2002) 55 NSWLR 149; [2002] NSWCA 230 - El-Saeidy v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCA 289 - Elsmore Resources Ltd [2016] NSWSC 884 - Gujarat NRE Australia Pty Ltd v Williams [2006] NSWSC 211 - Hamoui v Hamoui [2021] NSWDC 162 - Hebbel Constructions Pty Ltd v Bitar Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1594 - JSBG Developments Pty Ltd v Kozlowski (2009) 75 NSWLR 745; [2009] NSWSC 1128 - DB Mahaffy & Associates Pty Ltd v Mahaffy [2011] NSWSC 673 - Re Buildlux Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 614 - Re DB Mahaffy & Associates Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 776 - Re Gemi 169 Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 615 - Re Granite Power Ltd (admins apptd) [2019] NSWSC 1491 - Re Horizons (Asia) Pty Ltd (14 March 2022) - Re SM Project Developments Pty Ltd (in liq) [2017] NSWSC 1010 - in Re UGL Process Solutions Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1256 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hebbel Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Bitar Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Klineberg/M Bui (Plaintiff)