NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 51 ACSR 147 (2004) 22 ACLC 1505
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Aztech Science Pty Ltd v Atlanta Aerospace (Woy Woy) Pty Limited [2004] NSWSC 967 revised - 19/10/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 06/10/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 October 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J DECISION : Claims in statement of claim dismissed
CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - pre-registration contract - company sues for breach of contract ostensibly made on its behalf before registration - whether statutory conditions necessary to cause contract to be binding upon and for benefit of subsequently registered company were satisfied - time limit agreed by parties to pre-registration contract for registration of company and ratification of contract by it - whether time limit originally agreed extended by subsequent agreement - relevant concepts of ratification discussed - PROCEDURE - whether admission - whether court should decline to act on admission - WORDS AND PHRASES - "the date hereof" LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s.131 Amber Properties Pty Ltd v Sufigoe Pty Ltd (1994) 6 BPR 13,822 Black v Smallwood (1966) 117 CLR 52 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 Classic International Pty Ltd v Lagos (2002) 11 BPR 20,573 Forsyth v Day 46 Me 176 (1853) J R Bryant (Constructions) Pty Ltd v Daniels, unreported NSWCA, 20 March 1996 CASES CITED : Mahony v East Holyford Mining Co (1875) LR 7 HL 869 Mezzanotte Investments Pty Ltd v Carpenter [1998] SADC 3781 Re The Bank of Adelaide (1979) 4 ACLR 393 Royal British Bank v Turquand (1856) 6 E&B 327; 119 ER 886 Scuderi v Morris (2001) 39 ACSR 592 Termijtelen v Van Arkel [1974] 1 NSWLR 525 Willard F Deputy & Co v Hastings 123 A 33 (1923) Aztech Science Pty Limited - Plaintiff PARTIES : Atlanta Aerospace (Woy Woy) Pty Limited - First Defendant Stuart Daevys - Second Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2187/03 COUNSEL : Mr R E Montgomery - Plaintiff No appearance - Defendants SOLICITORS : McClellands - Plaintiff No appearance - Defendants
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