Lakshman v Law Image [2002] NSWSC 888

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lakshman v Law Image [2002] NSWSC 888 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Corporations List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4027 of 2002 HEARING DATE(S) : 17, 18 September 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 September 2002

Sushil Kumar Lakshman (Plaintiff) Law Image Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Law Image Service (Melb) Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Shailesh Raj (Third Defendant) Rajiv Tandon (Fourth Defendant) Sarita Raj Tandon (Fifth Defendant) Law Image Service Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer J at 1

Mr M B Evans (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Ms E A Collins (Third Defendant) Mr K Odgers (Fourth and Fifth Defendants) John McEncroe & Company (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Phillips Fox (Third Defendant) Edward T Davis & Co (Fourth & Fifth Defendants) CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - whether leave under s237 of the Corporations Act 2001 should be granted to a director of a company to bring proceedings on behalf of that company LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001, s182, s236, s237 Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Ltd (1993) 10 ACSR 230 Breen v Williams (1996) 186 CLR 71 at 113; Foss v Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461 CASES CITED : Goozee v Graphic World Group Holdings Pty Ltd (2002) 42 ACSR 534 Keyrate Pty Ltd v Hamarc Pty Ltd (2001) 38 ACSR 396 Metyor Inc v Queensland Electronic Switching Pty Ltd (2002) 42 ACSR 398 Pilmer v The Duke Group Ltd (in liq) (2001) 77 ALJR 1067 Swansson v Pratt (2002) 42 ACSR 313 DECISION : See paragraphs 31 to 35