Silvia & Anor. v. Brodyn Pty. Limited [2007] NSWCA 55

Reported Decision: (2007) 25 ACLC 385

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Silvia & Anor. v. Brodyn Pty. Limited [2007] NSWCA 55 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 2 February 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 27 March 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Ipp JA at 86; Basten JA at 87

DECISION: 1. Dasein's appeal dismissed with costs. 2. Administrator's appeal allowed in part. 3. Costs order against administrator set aside, and in lieu thereof order that the administrator pay Brodyn's costs of the proceedings incurred after 30 May 2004. 4. No order as to costs of the administrator's appeal.

CATCHWORDS: CORPORATIONS - Administration under deed of company arrangement - Proof of debt - Requirement that administrator afford procedural fairness - Extent to which court, on appeal from administrator's decision, limited by particulars of debt given to administrator - COSTS - Proceedings in which administrator or liquidator is a defendant - Ordinary rule or practice - Whether grounds existed for departing therefrom.

LEGISLATION CITED: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss.553C, 1321.

Ampol Limited v. Matthews (1991) 4 ACSR 592 Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 238 Brodyn Pty. Limited v. Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394, 61 NSWLR 421 Cresvale Far-East Limited v. Cresvale Securities Limited (No.2) (2001) 39 ACSR 622 Hession v. Century 21 South Pacific Limited (In Liquidation) (1992) 28 NSWLR 120 In Re Beddoe [1893] 1 Ch. 547 In Re Silver Valley Mines (1882) 21 Ch.D. 381 Irons v. Merchant Capital Limited (1994) 116 FLR 204 at 209-10 Kirwan v. Cresvale Far-East Limited (2002) 44 ACSR 21 Leotta v. Public Transport Commission (NSW) (1976) 50 ALJR 666 CASES CITED: Mead v. Watson [2005] NSWCA 133, 23 ACLC 718 Mendarma Pty. Limited (In Liquidation) (No.2) [2007] NSWSC 99 Murray v. Donnelly (2000) 34 ACSR 630 Re Beuna Vista Motors Pty. Limited (In Liquidation) [1971] 1 NSWLR 72 Re Bonang Gold Mining Co. Limited (1893) 14 NSWLR (Equity) 262 Re Bow Investments Limited (1992) 8 ACSR 515 Re Galaxy Media Pty. Limited (2001) 39 ACSR 483 Re Network Welding Pty. Limited (In Liquidation) (No.2) [2001] NSWSC 809. Re Wilson Lovatt & Sons Limited [1977] 1 AllER 274 Starmaker (No.51) Pty. Limited v. Mawson KLM Holdings Pty. Limited (2005) 54 ACSR 453 Tanning Research Laboratories Inc. v. O'Brien (1990) 169 CLR 332 Westpac Banking Corporation v. Totterdell (1998) 29 ACSR 448