Map Plumbing Services Pty Limited v BB Enterprises Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 820

Reported Decision : (2000) 35 ACSR 135

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Map Plumbing Services Pty Limited v BB Enterprises Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 820 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2009/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 31/07/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 August 2000

In the matter of Map Plumbing Services Pty Limited (ACN 001 366 187) and the Corporations Law PARTIES : Map Plumbing Services Pty Limited (ACN 001 366 187) (Plaintiff) BB Enterprises Pty Limited (ACN 073 392 828) t/as BB Water Saver Systems (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Santow J

COUNSEL : F G Lever (Plaintiff) J Anderson (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Julie A Orsini (Plaintiff) Cassidy Gibson Howlin (by their city agent Fred A & John F Newnham) (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS — Statutory Demand — Genuine dispute — Effect of open offer — What happens where some or all of debt not yet due at date of statutory demand — Indemnity costs. LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Law s459G, s459E Chadwick Industries (South Coast) Pty Ltd v Condensing Vaporisers Pty Ltd (1994) 13 ACSR 37 Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785 NT Resource Pty Limited v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1998) 16 ACLC 957 CASES CITED : Olympic Holdings Pty Limited v Interwest Investments Pty Limited (1998) 16 ACLC 1242 Polaroid Australia Pty Limited v Minicomp Pty Limited (1997) 16 ACLC 529 Portrait Express (Sales) Pty Ltd v Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd (1996) 14 ACLC 1,095 Spencer Constructions Pty Limited v G & M Aldridge Pty Ltd (1997) 76 FCR 452 DECISION : Defendant's Statutory Demand set aside. Indemnity costs awarded to Plaintiff.