Najjar v Alfayhaa Cheese Pty Ltd (In liq) [2011] NSWSC 791

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Najjar v Alfayhaa Cheese Pty Ltd (In liq) [2011] NSWSC 791 Hearing dates: 19 July 2011 Decision date: 19 July 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Plaintiff granted leave pursuant to s 471B of the Corporations Act 2001 to commence (nunc pro tunc) and proceed with the District Court proceedings against a company in liquidation. Catchwords: Grant of leave to bring proceedings under s 471B of the Corporations Act - unusual case where proceedings seek to establish no proper basis for a claim asserted against the company in liquidation - whether conditions should be imposed on grant of leave. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - s 471B, s 477 Cases Cited: - ACT Commissioner for Revenue v Slaven (2009) 178 FCR 334; [2009] FCA 744 - Brightwell v RFB Holdings (2003) 44 ACSR 186; [2003] NSWSC 7 - Carpenter v Pioneer Park Pty Ltd (2008) 71 NSWLR 577 - Chahwan v Euphoric Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 52 (65 ACSR 661) - Chand v Azurra Pty Ltd (in liq) [2011] NSWCA 58 - Hu v PS Securities Pty Ltd t/as Trustee of Joseph Family Trust [2011] NSWSC 303 - Swaby v Lift Capital Partners Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 749 at [22]-[33] (72 ACSR 627) - Vagrand Pty Ltd (in liq) v Fielding (1993) 113 ALR 128 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mustafa Najjar (Plaintiff) Alfayhaa Cheese Pty Ltd (In liq) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D.R. Stack (Plaintiff) Ms R.E. Diesner (Defendant) Solicitors: Sage Solicitors (Plaintiff) MacGillivrays (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/155236