Dynamics Co Pty Limited v G and M Nicholas Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 206

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dynamics Co Pty Limited v G and M Nicholas Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 206 Hearing dates: 20 February 2012 Decision date: 09 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Defendant to pay Plaintiff's costs from 29 August 2011 to 7 November 2011 of and incidental to the application to set aside statutory demand. Parties to be heard as to costs of application. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - Winding up - Statutory demand - Costs of application to set aside statutory demand where orders were made by consent -Whether service of statutory demand was reasonable. Legislation Cited: - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 459H(1)(a)-(b), 459J, 459J(1)(a)-(b), 459E(3), 459G, 459N - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: - Ayrton Investments Pty Ltd v Andrlik [2000] ASIC 55 - BGC Contracting Pty Ltd v Whitsunday Crushers Pty Ltd [2004] WASC 209 - Felkro Nominees Pty Ltd v Austissue Pty Ltd (1993) 11 ACSR 607 - Hornet Aviation Pty Ltd v Ansett International Air Freight (Unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Northrop J, 6 December 1994) - Jem Number Four Pty Ltd v Southern Cross Construction (NSW) Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 602 - Lake Burrendong State Park Trust v Thompson [2011] NSWSC 1554 - Ranford Gold Mines Pty Ltd v P & H Earth Moving Pty Ltd [1004] NTSC 49 - Re Chameleon Mining NL; Chameleon Mining NL v Atanaskovic Hartnell [2009] NSWSC 602 - Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Quin [1997] HCA 6; (1997) - Redglove Holdings Pty Ltd v GNE & Associates Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 867; (2001) 165 CLR 72 - Soudan Lane Pty Ltd v Glen Bradshaw t/as Pacific Coast Digital [2007] NSWSC 772 - Yoogalu Pty Ltd v Intentia Australia Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 278 Texts Cited: F Assaf, Statutory Demands: Law and Practice Category: Costs Parties: Dynamics Co Pty Limited (Plaintiff) G and M Nicholas Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J.C. McDonald (Plaintiff) D. Sulan (Defendant) Solicitors: William Roberts Lawyers (Plaintiff) Slater & Gordon (Defendant) File Number(s): 11/274934