Re Global Medical Imaging Management Limited (in liq) [2001] NSWSC 481

Reported Decision : (2001) 38 ACSR 214

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Re Global Medical Imaging Management Limited (in liq) [2001] NSWSC 481 revised - 8/06/2001 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1289/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/06/01, 05/06/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 June 2001

In the matter of Global Medical Imaging Management Limited (in liquidation) (formerly called Minotaur Funds Limited) (ACN 067 182 110) Andrew Hugh Jenner Wily as liquidator of Global Medical Imaging Management Limited PARTIES : Australian Mezzanine Investments Pty Limited (Joseph Skrzynski, Su-Ming Wong, William Duncan Ferris, Paul Kenneth Riley) ("First Applicants") James Joughin, Peter Kempen (Partners Ernst & Young) ("Second Applicants") Dr Ronald Meikle, Dr Robert Dempster & Mr Chris Ericksen ("Third Applicants") JUDGMENT OF : Santow J

S D Rares, SC/T D Castle (Liquidator) COUNSEL : J V Nicholas ("First Applicants") C Moore (Solicitor) ("Second Applicants") P Crutchfield (Solicitor) ("Third Applicants") Morgan Lewis Alter (Liquidator) SOLICITORS : Baker & McKenzie ("First Applicants") Clayton Utz ("Second Applicants") Landerer & Company (as Agents for Arnold Bloch Leibler) ("Third Applicants") CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS — Compulsory Examination under s596B of the Corporations Law — Pursuit of forensic advantage — Abuse of process — No peripherality of information sought — Examinations permitted. LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Law s596A; s569B Trade Practices Act s52 CASES CITED : Hong Bank of Australia Ltd v Murphy (1992) 28 NSWLR 512 Sherlock v Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd (1996) 22 ACSR 16 DECISION : Application failed. Examinations permitted.