Dunn v CTK [2002] NSWSC 365

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Dunn v CTK [2002] NSWSC 365 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2278/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/03/02, 15/03/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 April 2002

PARTIES : James John Dunn - Plaintiff CTK Engineering Pty Limited - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

COUNSEL : Mr G.B. Colyer - Plaintiff Mr I.M. Jackman - Defendant SOLICITORS : McCabe Terrill - Plaintiff M.C. Griffith & Co - Defendant CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - oppression, unfair prejudice, unfair discrimination - allegedly irreconcilable conflict on part of director - director allegedly acting in own interests - one instance of breach of duty shown - winding up order not warranted LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Aqua-Max Pty Ltd v MT Associates Pty Ltd [2001] VSCA 104 Belgiorno-Zegna v Exben Pty Ltd (2000) 35 ACSR 305 Re Bird Precision Bellows Ltd [1986] 1 Ch 658 CIC Insurance Ltd v Hannan Pty Ltd (2001) 38 ACSR 245 Cumberland Holdings Ltd v Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd (1977) 2 ACLR 307 Re D G Brims & Sons Pty Ltd (1995) 16 ACSR 559 Dosike Pty Ltd v Johnson (1996) 16 WAR 241 Edwards v Idaville Pty Ltd (1996) 19 ACSR 556 FAI Insurances Ltd v Goldleaf Interior Decorators Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 643 Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd (2001) 37 ACSR 262 CASES CITED : Fitzsimmons v R (1997) 23 ACSR 355 International Hospitality Concepts Pty Ltd v National Marketing Concepts Inc (No 2) (1994) 13 ACSR 368 Kokotovich Constructions Pty Ltd v Wallington (1995) 17 ACSR 478 Liasotos v Kefalinian Brotherhood 'O Kefals' of NSW [2000] NSWSC 1138 Loch v John Blackwood Ltd [1924] AC 783 London and Mashonaland Exploration Co Ltd v New Mashonaland Exploration Co Ltd [1891] WN 165 Morgan v 45 Flers Avenue Pty Ltd (1986) 10 ACLR 692 O'Neill v Phillips [1997] 2 All ER 961 Thomas v H W Thomas Ltd [1984] 1 NZLR 686 Wayde v New South Wales Rugby League Ltd (1985) 180 CLR 459 Woolworths Ltd v Kelly (1991) 22 NSWLR 189 DECISION : Dismissed with costs