In the matter of Carrington Equipment Pty Ltd - Carrington Equipment Pty Ltd v Hyundai Construction Equipment Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1392

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : In the matter of Carrington Equipment Pty Ltd - Carrington Equipment Pty Ltd v Hyundai Construction Equipment Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1392

HEARING DATE(S) : 18 November 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 2 December 2010

JURISDICTION : Equity Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : Ward J

DECISION : Statutory demand set aside

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - application to set aside a statutory demand on the basis of a genuine dispute or genuine offsetting claim in relation to an entitlement to certain rebates or discounts based upon alternative claims in contract, estoppel or misleading and deceptive conduct - HELD - statutory demand set aside

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co [1892] 2 QB 484 Chadwick Industries (South Coast) Pty Ltd v Condensing Vaporises Pty Ltd (1994) 13 ACSR 37 Chippendale Printing Co Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1995) 15 ACSR 682 Edge Technology Pty Ltd v Lite-on Technology Corporation (2000) 34 ACSR 301 Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785; (1994) 12 ACLC 669 CASES CITED : Goldspar Australia Pty Ltd v KWA Design Group Pty Ltd (1999) 17 ACLC 456 Jesseron Holdings Pty Ltd v Middle East Trading Consultants Pty Ltd (No 2) (1994) 122 ALR 717; (1994) 13 ACSR 787; (1994) 12 ACLC 490 Macleay Nominees Pty Ltd v Belle Property East Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 743 Panel Tech Industries (Australia) Pty Ltd v Australian Skyreach Equipment Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] NSWSC 896 Re Morris Catering (Aust) Pty Ltd (1993) 11 ACSR 601; Spencer Constructions Pty Ltd v G & M Aldridge Pty Ltd (1997) 76 FCR 452