North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club Limited & 1 Ors v David Hill & 3 Ors [2000] NSWSC 249

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club Limited & 1 Ors v David Hill & 3 Ors [2000] NSWSC 249 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1857/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 28/03/00, 29/03/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 March 2000

North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club Limited (subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) ACN 003 009 158 (First Plaintiff) Max Christopher Donnelly (as Administrator of the Deed of Company Arrangement of the First Plaintiff) (Second Plaintiff) PARTIES : David Hill (First Defendant) Sam Sorrenti (Second Defendant) Willis Anthony Salier (Third Defendant) Peter Derwent (Fourth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Santow J

COUNSEL : P M Wood (Plaintiffs) L J W Aitken (First, Second, Fourth Defendants) Henry Davis York (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : McCrohon Bergseng (First, Second, Fourth Defendant) Pigott Stinson Ratner Thom (Third Defendant) CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS — Deed of Company Arrangement does not preclude election of board by members — Construction of regulations of constitution of Club re eligibility for election of Board. DECISION : Declarations made that various directors entitled to stand for office.

REVISED — 30 March, 2000 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES IN EQUITY

SANTOW J

No. 1857/00 NORTH SYDNEY DISTRICT RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED (subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) ACN 003 009 158 First Plaintiff MAX CHRISTOPHER DONNELLY (as Administrator of the Deed of Company Arrangement of the First Plaintiff) Second Plaintiff DAVID HILL First Defendant SAM SORRENTI Second Defendant WILLIS ANTHONY SALIER Third Defendant PETER DERWENT Fourth Defendant