In the matter of Clarecastle Pty Ltd (in liq) [2011] NSWSC 490

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Clarecastle Pty Ltd (in liq) [2011] NSWSC 490 Hearing dates: 6 May 2011 Decision date: 25 May 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Ward J Decision: Application for stay of examination summons and order for production refused. Direct that examinations be held in private and restrictions on manner in which documents transcribed Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - application for stay of examination summons and order for production - HELD - application refused - direction that examinations be held in private and as to manner in which examinations to be transcribed Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Balog v Independent Commission Against Corruption (1989) 18 NSWLR 356 BP Australia v Brown (2003) 58 NSWLR 322 Freshkept Technology Pty Ltd (in liq) v Goodwin [2000] VSC 500 Friedrich v Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (1990) VR 995 Global Finance Group Pty Limited (in liq) v Margaria; Global Finance Group Pty Ltd (In Liq) (Supervisor Apptd); Ex parte Read and Herbert [2001] WASC 50 Hamilton v Oades [1989] HCA 21; (1989) 166 CLR 486 Hong Kong Bank of Australia Limited v Murphy (1992) 28 NSWLR 512 McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202 O'Brien v Wily (2009) 74 ACSR 145 Onefone Australia Pty Limited v One.Tel Ltd [2007] NSWSC 69; (2007) 61 ACSR 246 Parbery Re Trio Capital Ltd [2010] NSWSC 775 Re Cortaus Ltd (1996) 19 ACSR 591 Re Emanuele Investments Pty Ltd (1996) 19 ACSR 198 Re Eurostar Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 633 Re Fox Home Loans Pty Ltd (in liq) [2005] NSWSC1050 Re New Cap Reinsurance Corp Holdings Ltd; Gibbons [2001] NSWSC 835 Re New Tel Limited (In Liquidation); Evans v Wainter Pty Ltd (2005) 221 ALR 331; 54 ACSR 284 Re Southland Coal Pty Ltd (rec and mgrs apptd) (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 184; (2006) 58 ACSR 113 Re Total Entity Pty Ltd (in liq) (2003) 47 ACSR 577 Re Strarch International Pty Ltd (in liq) [2005] NSWSC 583 Texts Cited: Austin & Black's Annotations to the Corporations Act Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Ozem Kassem and Bruno Secatore as liquidators of Clarecastle Pty Ltd (in liq) (Plaintiffs/Respondents) Representation: Counsel R Harper SC with M Condon (Plaintiffs/Respondents) D R Pritchard SC (Interested Parties) Solicitors Sage Solicitors (Plaintiffs/Respondents) Atanaskovic Hartnell (Applicants) File Number(s): 10/158014