In the matter of ACN 067 436 024 Pty Limited (in liquidation) [2013] NSWSC 422

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of ACN 067 436 024 Pty Limited (in liquidation) [2013] NSWSC 422 Hearing dates: 10 April 2013 Decision date: 10 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Application for amendment to orders refused. Matter relisted in Corporations List. Costs reserved. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - examinations relating to insolvency - public or private examination - orders sought to vary access and use transcripts and other records of private examinations - circumstances of pending criminal proceedings PROCEDURE - joinder application - order sought for two persons to be joined as applicants - where proposed applicants have not brought an application before the Court. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 90 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 596(1)(e), 596(1)(f), 596B, 596F, 597 - Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: - Global Finance Group Pty Ltd (in liq) v Margaria [2001] WASC 50 - Hamilton v Oades [1989] HCA 21; (1989) 166 CLR 486 - McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202 - Re Kassem (as liquidators of Clarecastle Pty Ltd) [2011] NSWSC 490 - Re Southern Equity Corporation Ltd (in liq); Bond and Cobache v England (1997) 25 ACSR 394 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Nicholas Crouch as liquidator of ACN 067 436 024 Pty Limited (in liquidation) (Applicant) Representation: Counsel: M. Stevens (sol) (Applicant) P. Bruckner (Examinee - Mr McCarthy) Solicitors: O'Neill Partners (Applicant) Solari Lawyers (Examinee - Mr McCarthy) File Number(s): 2011/263929