HIH Insurance Limited (in liquidation) & Anor v Rodney Stephen Adler & Ors [2007] NSWSC 633

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : HIH Insurance Limited (in liquidation) & Anor v Rodney Stephen Adler & Ors [2007] NSWSC 633

HEARING DATE(S) : 18/06/07, 19/06/07

JUDGMENT DATE : 22 June 2007

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : Applications to be dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Practice and procedure - Applications to strike out sections of further amended statement of claim - Principles

Companies Act 1981 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Law (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

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