Midland Imports v Asia Pacific [1999] NSWSC 12

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Midland Imports v Asia Pacific [1999] NSWSC 12 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : 1940/98; 1941/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 27 November 1998; 3-4 December 1998 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 February 1999

1940/98 Midland Imports Pty Ltd (Appellant) v Asia Pacific International Pty Ltd (Respondent) PARTIES : 1941/98 Midland Pty Ltd (Appellant) v Asia Pacific International Pty Ltd (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Austin J

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court (Master) Supreme Court (Master) LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : as above LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Master McLaughlin

COUNSEL : Michael Foley (solicitor) (Appellant) Gordon McGrath (Respondent) Foleys, North Sydney (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Brown & Fowler, Southport, by their Sydney agents L S Davis & Associates (Respondent)

CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Master - consent orders - grounds for appeal - procedure for challenging validity of consent; Corporations Law - statutory demands - Court's power to vary Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss.75A 101 ACTS CITED : Supreme Court Rules (NSW) Part 60 Rule 10 Corporations Law s.459G(4) DECISION : Appeal dismissed

CASES CITED: Ainsworth v Wilding [1896] 1 Ch 673 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Chamberlain (1990) 26 FCR 221 Chandless-Chandless v Nicholson [1942] 2 KB 321 Doyle v Tutt (1997) 42 NSWLR 10 General Credits Ltd v Ebsworth [1986] 2 QdR 162 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 Kinch v Walcott [1929] AC 482 N T Resorts Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1998) 16 ACLC 957 Paino v Hofbauer (1988) 13 NSWLR 193 Rogers v Curnow (1979) 22 SASR 204 Siebe Gorman & Co Ltd v Pneupac Ltd [1982] WLR 185 Sky-Ridge Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Burlington Pty Ltd (1995) 4 Tas R 485 Spies v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1991) 24 NSWLR 691 Taylor v Johnson (1983) 151 CLR 422 Tutt v Doyle (1997) 42 NSWLR 10 THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION