NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Bridges and Towers Pty Ltd v Surucic [2009] NSWSC 1180
HEARING DATE(S) : 03/11/09
JUDGMENT DATE : 3 November 2009
JURISDICTION : Equity Division Corporations List
JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 3 November 2009
DECISION : Statutory demand set aside. Order that defendant pay plaintiff's costs assessed on the indemnity basis.
CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - winding up - winding up in insolvency - application for order setting aside statutory demand - whether genuine dispute as to existence of debt - no matter of principle - whether "some other reason" within s 459J(1)(b) - where s 459E(3) affidavit made by person other than issuer of demand - where authority of that person not shown - where deponent does not identify source of knowledge of matters stated in demand
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 459E(3), 459G, 459H(1)(a), 459J(1)(b) LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court (Corporation) Rules 1999, rule 5.2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rule 7.24
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
B & M Quality Constructions Pty Ltd v Buyrite Steel Supplies Pty Ltd (1994) 15 ACSR 433 CASES CITED : Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Standard Commodities Pty Ltd v Societe Socinter Department Centragel [2005] NSWSC 294; (2005) 54 ACSR 489
PARTIES : Bridges and Towers Pty Ltd - Plaintiff Daniel Surucic - Defendant
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3729/09
COUNSEL : Mr A A Narayan - Plaintiff Mr G Vok - Defendant
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