Rodenstock v Leahy; Rodenstock v Linnan [2002] NSWSC 957

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Rodenstock v Leahy; Rodenstock v Linnan [2002] NSWSC 957 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Corporations List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC (1) 3511/02; (2) 3512/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 03/10/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 October 2002

(1) Rodenstock Australia Pty Limited - Plaintiff PARTIES : David Leahy - Defendant (2) Rodenstock Australia Pty Limited - Plaintiff Barry Linnan - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

COUNSEL : Mr A A Henskens - Plaintiff Mr A I Tonking - Defendants SOLICITORS : Phillips Fox - Plaintiff Matthews Folbigg Pty Limited - Defendants CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - application to set aside statutory demand - alleged debt for employee's holiday pay - whether genuine dispute - whether offsetting claim by employer for breach of duty - whether Truck Act provisions prevent set-off in any relevant sense Annual Holidays Act 1944 LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1996 Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785 Fletcher Photographics Pty Ltd v Patman [1982] 2 NSWLR 877 Lighting Sciences Australasia Pty Ltd v Southgate (1997) 15 ACLC 632 Macleay Nominees Pty Ltd v Belle Property East Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 743 CASES CITED : Midya v Sagrani [1999] NSWCA 187 Rohalo Pharmaceuticals SpA v R P Scherer SpA and Pharmagel SpA (1994) 15 ACSR 347 Royal Premier Pty Ltd v Taleski [2001] WASCA 48 Soverina Pty Ltd v Jackson & Associates Pty Ltd (1987) 12 ACLR 693 Spencer Constructions Pty Ltd v G & M Aldridge Pty Ltd (1997) 76 FCR 452 Toorallie Pty Ltd v Black [2001] NSWSC 1088 DECISION : Statutory demand set aside