Pockett & Ors. v. Dean-Willcocks & Anor. [2004] NSWCA 192

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Pockett & Ors. v. Dean-Willcocks & Anor. [2004] NSWCA 192 HEARING DATE(S) : 8 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 June 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Tobias JA at 35; Bryson JA at 36 DECISION : Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - Voluntary administration - Summons for examination of employees of proposed defendant - Proposal for litigation funding - Whether proposed arrangement champertous - Whether summons for proper purpose. LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss.596B, 596C Supreme Court (Corporations) Rule 1999, r.11.5 Emanuel Investments Pty. Ltd. (In Liq); Saint v. Macks [ 1999] SASC 265 Hong Kong Bank of Australia Ltd. v. Murphy (1992) NSWLR 512 CASES CITED : Leisure Developments (Queensland) Pty. Ltd., Re (2002) 41 ACSR 276 Movitor Pty. Limited, Re (1996) 19 ACSR 440 Trendtex Trading Corporation v. Credit Suisse [1982] AC 679 William Felton Pty. Limited, Re (1998) 28 ACSR 228 Tom Pockett - 1st claimant So Sochim - 2nd claimant Penny Winn - 3rd claimant Mark Kelly - 4th claimant PARTIES : Steven Bradley - 5th claimant Gerard Rohl - 6th claimant Dick Smith Electronics Pty. Ltd. - 7th claimant Intertan Australia Limited - 8th claimant Woolworths Limited - 9th claimant Ronald John Dean-Willcocks and Ian James Purchas - opponents FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40279/04 COUNSEL : Mr. J.N. West QC with Mr. R. McHugh for claimants Mr. C.R.C. Newlinds SC with Ms. A. Seward for opponents SOLICITORS : Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Sydney for claimants Kemp Strang, Sydney for opponents