ASIC v Australian Investors Forum Pty Limited & 27 Ors [2003] NSWSC 618

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ASIC v Australian Investors Forum Pty Limited & 27 Ors [2003] NSWSC 618 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 July 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 July 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J DECISION : Adjournment granted

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - miscellaneous procedural matters - adjournment on basis of psychiatric illness of defendant CASES CITED : R v Presser (1958) VR 45 Australian Securites & Investments Commission - (P) Australian Investors Forum Pty Limited - (D1) Dennis Ralph Anthony - (D2) Martin Lloyd-Cocks (D3) Dominic Luvara - (D4) Peter Victor Topperwien - (D5) Bud Shaheen - (D6) Australian Capital Forum Pty Ltd - (D7) Medionics Pty Ltd - (D8) Sage Global Fund Ltd - (D9) Techlogica Pty Ltd - (D10) Suisse Credit Pty Ltd - (D11) Swiss Pacific Inc - (D12) Nominees Securities Pty Ltd - (D13) PARTIES : Finance Projects Pty Ltd - (D14) Money Mint Pty Ltd - (D15) Casabanca Pty Ltd - (D16) Business Franchises Pty Ltd - (D17) Webfeatures Pty Ltd - (D18) Sacvere Pty Ltd - (D19) Associated Asset Management Pty Ltd - (D20) IT Genius Pty Ltd - (D21) Moneytec Investment Management Ltd - (D22) Metrobank Pty Ltd - (D23) Australian Equity Forum Pty Ltd - (D24) Tax Law Accounting Pty Ltd - (D25) Tax Law Accounting Partnership Pty Ltd - (D26) Biotech Securites Ltd - (D27) Arbitrage Trading Pty Ltd - (D28) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5164/01 M Scott - (P) Unrepresented - (D2,23) Unrepresented - (D3,19) COUNSEL : T Tzovaras, solicitor - (D4,16) P Somerset, solicitor - (for interim receiver of D16) J Baxter - (D5,22,28) M Petrucco, solicitor - (D9,10,27) Australian Securites and Investments Commission - (P) D Anthony, in person - (D2,23) M Lloyd-Cocks, in person - (D3,19) Tzovaras Legal - (D4,16) SOLICITORS : Abbott Tout - (for interim receiver of D16) Anderson Lawyers - (D5,22,28)