William Kamper & Anor v Applied Soil Technology Pty Limited & Ors [2004] NSWSC 891

Reported Decision : 50 ACSR 738

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : William Kamper & Anor v Applied Soil Technology Pty Limited & Ors [2004] NSWSC 891 HEARING DATE(S) : 22/09/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 September 2004

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : S.237 Corporations Act is applicable to company under external administration.

CATCHWORDS : S.237 Corporations Act - Whether applicable to company under external administration - Costs LEGISLATION CITED : Acts Interpretation Act (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) BL & GY International Co Limited v Hypec Electronics Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 705 Brightwell & Ors v RFB Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) & Ors (2003) 44 ACSR 186; [2003] NSWSC 7 Charlton v Baber [2003] NSWSC 745 CASES CITED : Isherwood v Butler Pollnow Pty Ltd (1986) 6 NSWLR 363 Mhanna v Sovereign Capital Limited [2004] FCA 1040 Newcastle City Council v GIO General Limited (1997) 191 CLR 85 Roach v Winnote Pty Ltd (in liq) [2001] NSWSC 822 William Kamper (First Plaintiff and Second Cross Defendant) J & M Waste Pty Limited ACN 054 427 020 (Second Plaintiff and First Cross Defendant) Applied Soil Technology Pty Limited ACN 068 177 677 (First Defendant and Cross Claimant to First Cross Claim) Simon Walpole Leake (Second Defendant) Shannongrove Pty Limited ACN 069 873 749 (Third Defendant and Cross Claimant to Second Cross Claim) PARTIES : Neville Gilmartin (Fourth Defendant) Sydney Environment & Soil Laboratory Pty Limited ACN 002 825 569 (Fifth Defendant) Anthony Kamper (Third Cross Defendant to First and Second Cross Claim) The Estate of John Peter Kamper (Fourth Cross Defendant to First and Second Cross Claim) Margaret Antoinette Kamper (Fifth Cross Defendant to First Cross Claim) J & M Group Holdings Pty Limited ACN 091 579 072 (Sixth Cross Defendant to First Cross Claim) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50048/04 Mr R J Brender (Plaintiffs, First, Second, Third and Sixth Cross Defendants) COUNSEL : Mr M Ashhurst (Cross Claimants) Mr J Marshall SC, Mr J Hmelnitsky (Fourth and Fifth Cross Defendants) Baker McKenzie (Plaintiffs, First, Second, Third and Sixth Cross Defendants) SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz (First, Third and Fourth Defendants, Cross Claimants) Xenoslawyers (Fourth and Fifth Cross Defendants)