NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) 20 ACLC 1476
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : WALKER & SHERMAN & ANOR v ANDREW & ORS [2002] NSWCA 214 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40911/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 July 2002
PARTIES : Peter Walker and Steven Sherman in their capacity as Receivers and Managers of Galaxy Media Pty Limited (Receivers and Managers appointed) (In Liq) & Anor v William Edward Andrew & Ors JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Handley JA at 2; Brownie AJA at 3
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT ED 3491/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Santow J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
Appellants - C R C Newlinds/Ms Jago COUNSEL : Respondents 1 & 2 - G A Seib Respondents 3,4,7,9 - G C Lindsay SC/ A R Ridley Appellants - Kemp Strang Lawyers SOLICITORS : Respondents 1 & 2 - Bowring Stone Lawyers Respondents 3,4,7,9 - Somerville & Co Solicitors CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - employer's bonus scheme - unspecified bonus payable - employer bound to pay reasonable bonus on basis of quantum meruit - CORPORATIONS ACT 2001 - priority creditors - "wages" - employees' bonus - quantum meruit LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Pty Ltd v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 596, 607 McGill v National Australia Bank [2001] NSWCA 221 CASES CITED: Way v Latilla [1937] 3 All ER 759 Powell v Braun [1954] 1 WLR 401 Woodhouse v ADA Manufacturing Co Ltd [1954] SASR 263 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs
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