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New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Switz -v- Glowbind [1999] NSWSC 1296 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : 3407/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 9 & 10 December 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 December 1999
PARTIES : Switz Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Glowbind Pty Ltd (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Austin J
COUNSEL : P - B Coles QC with J Chippendall D - J Simpkins SOLICITORS : P - Clayton Utz Solicitors D - PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - construction - whether consultancy agreement an "entire" or "lump sum" contract; CORPORATIONS - companies - winding up on grounds of insolvency for non compliance with creditor's demand - application for leave under s459S to raise matter which could have been relied in an application to set aside the demand - grounds for granting leave - whether an application for summary dismissal is an available alternative to s459S; effect of incorrect service of application to set aside creditor's demand under s459G; EVIDENCE - opinion evidence - admissibility of accountant's report as to solvency based on draft financial statements. Corporations Law, ss459G, 459P, 459S ACTS CITED : Evidence Act, 1995 (NSW), s79 Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 13 r5 Automatic Fire Sprinklers Pty Limited v Watson (1946) 72 CLR 435 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1993) 176 CLR 344 Bolton v Mahadeva [1972] 2 All ER 1322 Chief Commissioner of Stamp Duties v Paliflex Pty Limited (1999) 17 ACLC 467 CVC Investments Pty Limited v P & T Aviation Pty Limited (1989) 18 NSWLR 295 CASES CITED : David Grant & Co Pty Limited v Westpac Banking Corporation (1995) 18 ACSR 225 Gradfan Pty Limited (in liq) v Miling Nominees Pty Limited (1995) 19 ACSR 466 Kekatos v Holmark Construction Company Pty Limited (1995) 18 ACSR 199 Master Paving Pty Limited v Heading Contractors Pty Limited (1997) 15 ACLC 1025 Quick v Stoland Pty Limited (1998) 29 ACSR 130 Re Bond Corporation Holdings Ltd (1990) 1 ACSR 350 Zan Holdings Pty Limited v Bay View Holdings Pty Limited (1997) 15 ACLC 1238 DECISION : see paragraph 47
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