NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 47 ACSR 100
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : CGI Information Systems v APRA Consulting Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 728 revised - 11/08/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 08/08/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 August 2003
JURISDICTION: Equity Division Corporations List JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J DECISION : Statutory demand set aside. Defendant to pay plaintiff's costs on indemnity basis
CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - statutory demand - company seeks order setting aside on ground of genuine dispute as to existence of debt - claim asserted by defendant in correspondence and in submissioins is claim for unliquidated damages not debt - no basis for maintaining statutory demand - indemnity costs appropriate LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s.459G Austrac Rail Pty Ltd v Hunter Premium Funding Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 654 Buddies Liquor Pty Ltd v Wah Lai Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd (2001) 19 ACLC 848 Carinda Homes Pty Ltd v Highlands Austral Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 275 Club Marconi of Bossley Park v AVR Services (NSW) Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 584 David Grant & Co Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 265 Drewniak v Air Rubber Pty Ltd (2002) 84 SASR 302 Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785 CASES CITED : Galaxy Resources Ltd v Arrinooka Pty Ltd [2002] WASC 70 Grass Manufacturers Pty Ltd v Sraennik Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 95 Mibor Investments Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1994] 2 VR 290 Re Morris Catering (Australia) Pty Ltd (1993) 11 ACSR 601 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Polaroid Australia Pty Ltd v Minicomp Pty Ltd (1997) 16 ACLC 529 Redglove Holdings Pty Ltd v GNE & Associates Pty Ltd (2001) 165 FLR 72 Spencer Constructions v G & M Aldridge Pty Ltd (1997) 76 FCR 452 Wildtown Holdings Pty Ltd v Rural Traders Company Ltd (2002) 172 FLR 35 PARTIES : CGI Information Systems and Management Consultants Pty Ltd - Plaintiff APRA Consulting Pty Ltd - Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2549/03 COUNSEL : Mr A.J.L. Ogborne - Plaintiff Mr J. Fasha, Solicitor - Defendant SOLICITORS : Paul Bard, Lawyers - Plaintiff Sagacious Legal Pty Ltd - Defendant
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