Clivpee Ltd (in administration), In the matter of [2010] NSWSC 1215

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Clivpee Ltd (in administration), In the matter of [2010] NSWSC 1215

HEARING DATE(S) : 11 October 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 11 October 2010

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11 October 2010

DECISION : Application dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – CROSS VESTING – whether nine cases in NSW Supreme Court should be transferred to Victorian Supreme Court – whether transfer conducive to efficient administration of corporate insolvency – no question of principle.

LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – s 1337H Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) – s 5(2)

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

CASES CITED : Global Realty Development Corporation v Dominion Wines Ltd (in liq) [2005] NSWSC 1221

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10/280902; 10/296482; 10/308824; 10/314373; 10/314377; 10/314378; 10/315616; 10/323855; 10/330174

D.L. Cook (Plaintiffs in 10/296482, 10/308824, 10/314373, 10/314377, 10/314378, 10/315616, 10/323855) COUNSEL : J.M. White (Plaintiff in 10/330174) G. Lucarelli (1st to 3rd Defendants C.D. Wood (4th & 5th Defendants)

Polczynski Lawyers (Plaintiffs in 10/296482, 10/308824, 10/314373, 10/314377, 10/314378, 10/315616, 10/323855) SOLICITORS : Holman Webb (Plaintiff in 10/330174) G. Lucarelli (1st to 3rd Defendants) C.D. Wood (4th & 5th Defendants)

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