Standard Commodities Pty Ltd v Societe Socinter department Centragel [2005] NSWSC 294

Reported Decision : 54 ACSR 489 (2005) 23 ACLC 1175

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Standard Commodities Pty Ltd v Societe Socinter department Centragel [2005] NSWSC 294

HEARING DATE(S) : 18/03/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 8 April 2005

Equity Division JURISDICTION : Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

DECISION : Statutory demand set aside

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - statutory demand - whether affidavit accompanying demand defective - where affidavit made by solicitor contains key statements not attributable to creditor - whether demand defective because debt not payable in Australia - whether genuine dispute because foreign judgment grounding demand not registered in Australia

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), 2001, ss.459G, 459H, 459J LEGISLATION CITED : Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth), s.10 Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999, rules 2.5, 5.2

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