Partners v Sampson [2002] NSWSC 383

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Partners v Sampson [2002] NSWSC 383 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2034/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 29/04/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 April 2002

Partners in Enterprise Pty Ltd - Plaintiff PARTIES : Adapt Technologies Pty Ltd - First Defendant Ronald Spencer Sampson - Second Defendant John William Lloyd - Third Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

COUNSEL : Mr R. Glasson - Plaintiff Mr K.R. Eassie - Defendants SOLICITORS : Nash O'Neill Tomko - Plaintiff Yandell Wright Stell - Defendants CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - application by creditor for reinstatement of deregistered company - questions of standing considered - reinstatement just where purpose is to permit winding up in insolvency - no grounds for staying winding up LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Law 2001 (Cth) Corporate Law Review Act 1998 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2000) 34 ACSR 232 Re Botar-Tatham Pty Ltd (2001) 52 NSWLR 680 Re Cambridge Coffee Room Association Ltd [1952] 1 All ER 112 Casali v Crisp [2001] NSWSC 860 Re Dormo Constructions Pty Ltd (1979) ACLC 32,229 CASES CITED : Re Great Eastern Cleaning Services Pty Ltd (1978) 3 ACLR 886 Hunter Valley Community Investments Pty Ltd v Bell (2001) 37 ACSR 326 Re Morton; Ex parte Mitchell Products Pty Ltd (1996) 21 ACSR 497 Payne v Wizard Industries Pty Ltd (1997) 24 ACSR 277 Re Proserpine Pty Ltd [1980] 1 NSWLR 745 Scott v Janniki Pty Ltd (1994) 14 ACSR 334 Re Williams United Mines Pty Ltd (1992) 8 ACSR 627 DECISION : Registration reinstated; winding up ordered; stay of winding up refused.