NSW Caselaw
(2002) 42 ACSR 286 Reported Decision : (2002) 55 NSWLR 222 (2002) 20 ACLC 1314
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Woodgate v Davis [2002] NSWSC 616 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5401/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 01/07/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 July 2002
Giles Geoffrey Woodgate - Liquidator - First Plaintiff PARTIES : Chircan Holdings Pty Limited - Second Plaintiff Mahiya HoldingsPty Limited - Third Plaintiff Lessel George Davis - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
COUNSEL : Mr M.R. Aldridge SC - Plaintiffs Mr J.T. Svehla - Defendant SOLICITORS : P.W. Turk & Associates - Plaintiffs Hugh & Associates - Defendant CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - liability of directors for insolvent trading - companies carrying on business in partnership - common sole director - both companies subject to creditors voluntary winding up - whether director's liability for insolvent trading applies to incurring of partnership debts Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Partnership Act 1892 Supreme Court Act 1970 ANMI Pty Ltd v Williams (1981) 36 ALR 171 Birtchnell v Equity Trustees Executors and Agency Co Ltd (1929) 42 CLR 384 Re Brisbane Meat Agencies Pty Ltd [1963] QdR 525 Re Budgett; Cooper v Adams [1894] 2 Ch 557 Construction Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd v Hexyl Pty Ltd (1984) 155 CLR 541 Hawkins v Bank of China (1992) 26 NSWLR 562 CASES CITED : Re Hodgson; Beckett v Ramsdale (1885) 31 ChD 177 Kendall v Hamilton (1879) 4 App Cas 504 Re Owen; Ex p G James Pty Ltd (1987) 15 FCR 150 Standard Chartered Bank of Australia Ltd v Antico (1995) 38 NSWLR 290 Sumner v Powell (1816) 2 Mer 30 Tate v Barry (1928) 28 SR (NSW) 380 The Peninsular Group Ltd v Kintsu Co Ltd (1998) 28 ACSR 632 DECISION : Refer paragraph 37
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