Lewis v Cook [2000] NSWSC 191

Reported Decision : (2000) 18 ACLC 490

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Cook [2000] NSWSC 191 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1437/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 March 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 March 2000

PARTIES : Alan Edward Lewis as liquidator of Doran Constructions Pty Ltd (P) Barry Cook as liquidator of Doran Constructions (Australia) Pty Ltd (D) JUDGMENT OF : Austin J

COUNSEL : P Braham (P) A S Martin SC (D) SOLICITORS : J J Woodward & Co (P) Christopher C Freeman & Co (D) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - release of debt - whether 'waiver' applies where there is no valuable consideration - CORPORATIONS - winding up - voidable transactions - 'uncommercial transaction' - meaning - EQUITY - estoppel - where representors and representees are the same persons in different capacities LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Law ss 588FB, 588FC, 588FE, 588FF Commissioner of Stamp Duties v Bone [1977] AC 511 Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Craine v Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd (1920) 28 CLR 305 Demondrille Nominees Pty Ltd v Shirlaw (1997) 25 ACSR 535 Foakes v Beer (1884) 9 App Cas 605 Grundt v Great Boulder Pty Gold Mines Ltd (1937) 59 CLR 641 Johnson v Zerbst, (1938) 304 US 458 (1938), at 464 CASES CITED : McDonald v Hanselmann (1998) 28 ACSR 49 Musumeci v Winadell Pty Ltd (1994) 34 NSWLR 723 Pegulan Floor Coverings Pty Ltd v Carter (1997) 24 ACSR 651 Re Ward; Official Trustee v Dabnas Pty Ltd (1984) 3 FCR 112 Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634 Tosich Construction Pty Ltd (in liq) v Tosich (Federal Court of Australia (Burchett, Foster & North JJ.), unreported, 22 September 1997) Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1998) 164 CLR 387 Wilson v McIntosh [1894] AC 129 DECISION : Declarations and orders as sought by plaintiff