Blayney Wholesale Foods Pty Ltd v BIS Cleanaway Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1146

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Blayney Wholesale Foods Pty Ltd v BIS Cleanaway Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1146

HEARING DATE(S) : 28/10/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 29 October 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

DECISION : Statutory demand set aside

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - statutory demand - application for order setting aside - whether genuine dispute as to existence of debt - whether defect in statutory demand because basis of alleged indebtedness not sufficiently explained - where demand refers to earlier invoice and invoice was accompaned by explanatory letter - whether deficiency in affidavit accompanying statutory demand is "some other reason for setting aside" - deficiency is deponent's statement that source of his knowledge of matters deposed to is "my personal knowledge"

LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 459E(3), 459G, 459H(1)(a), 459J1(a), (b) Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999, Form 7

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785 Graywinter Properties Pty Limited v Gas and Fuel Corporation Superannuation Fund (1996) 70 FCR 452 CASES CITED : LSI Australia Pty Limited v LSI Holdings Pty Limited [2007] NSWSC 1406 Solarite Air Conditioning Pty Ltd v York International Australia Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 411 Standard Commodities Pty Ltd v Societe Socinter Department Centragel [2005] NSWSC 493; (2005) 54 ACSR 498 Walltech Building Systems Pty Ltd v Gerlich [2008] NSWSC 1048

PARTIES : Blayney Wholesale Foods Pty Limited - Plaintiff BIS Cleanaway Limited - Defendant