McGrath & Anor as Liquidators of HIH Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWSC 780

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : McGrath & Anor as Liquidators of HIH Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWSC 780

HEARING DATE(S) : 09/07/08, 23/07/08 Orders: 23/07/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 31 July 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

DECISION : Orders at paragraph 35

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - application for examination summons - where person concerned resident in Hong Kong - leave to serve outside Australia - letter of request to Hong Kong court to act in aid of, and be auxiliary to, this court in conducting examination

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 9, 53, 581(4), 596B, 597(6) Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 (Cth), article 21.1(d) in Schedule 1 Evidence Act 1995, s 64(2)(b) LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8) (Hong Kong), ss 75, 76 High Court Ordinance (Cap 4) (Hong Kong) Insolvency Act 1986 (Eng), s 426 Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999, rules 11.3(2), 11.3(4), 11.5 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rule 11.5

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Aetna Pacific Securities Ltd v Hong Kong Bank of Australia Ltd (unreported, NSWSC, Giles J, 29 April 1993), Application of Robert William Whitton [2007] NSWSC 606 Arhill Pty Ltd v General Percival Company (1990) 23 NSWLR 545 Beach Petroleum NL v Cortaus Ltd [1995] HKLY 656; [1995] HKCFI 451 Federal Treasury Enterprise (FKP) Sojuzplodoimport v Spirits International NV [2007] FCAFC 43; (2007) 157 FCR 558 CASES CITED : Joye v Beach Petroleum NL (1996) 67 FCR 275 Re B&B Construction Company Ltd [2004] HKCFI 592; [2005] HKEC 837 Re HIH Insurance Ltd [2004] NSWSC 454 Re Skase (1991) 32 FCR 212 Re Skase; Ex parte Donnelly (1992) 37 FCR 509 Stemcor (Australia) Pty Ltd v Oceanwave Line SA [2004] FCA 391