In the matter of bCode Pty Limited and In the matter of bCode Middle East Africa Holdings Limited [2012] NSWSC 1530

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of bCode Pty Limited and In the matter of bCode Middle East Africa Holdings Limited [2012] NSWSC 1530 Hearing dates: 20 November 2012 Decision date: 11 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: The balance of the proceedings be dismissed. Catchwords: COSTS - Costs orders after winding up order - Whether any order should be made modifying the effect of s 466(2) of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) so far as it provides for the payment of the Plaintiff's costs of the winding up out of the company's assets. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 64 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 233, 461(e)-(g), 461(k), 466, 466(1), 466(2), 556, 556(1) - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 12.1(1) Cases Cited: - Bidald Consulting Pty Ltd v Miles Special Builders Pty Ltd (in liq) [2004] NSWSC 434 - Morepine Pty Ltd v Crush Pacific Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 131 FLR 436; 20 ACSR 41 - Re A & N Thermo Products Ltd [1963] 1 WLR 1341 - Re Superbee Pty Ltd (1989) 7 ACLC 718 - Trustees Executors and Agency Co Ltd v Reilly [1941] VLR 110 - Wonall Pty Ltd v Clarence Property Corporation Ltd (2003) 58 NSWLR 23 Category: Costs Parties: Futurecorp International Pty Limited (Plaintiff) bCode Middle East Africa Holdings Limited (First Defendant) bCode Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Joseph Gordon Lebrato (Third Defendant) Troy Patrick Holford (Fourth Defendant) Richard Gary Thau (Fifth Defendant) Andrew Hugh Jenner Wily (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B.W. Rayment QC/D.A. Smallbone (Plaintiff) P. Silver (Third and Fourth Defendants) J.T. Johnson (Sixth Defendant) Solicitors: Resolute Lawyers (Plaintiff) HWL Ebsworth (Third and Fourth Defendants) Megan McCormick & Andrew Williams Lawyers (Sixth Defendant) File Number(s): 12/51642