In the matter of A.C.N. 092 138 442 Pty Limited (in liquidation) [2013] NSWSC 639

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of A.C.N. 092 138 442 Pty Limited (in liquidation) [2013] NSWSC 639 Hearing dates: 20 May 2013 Decision date: 23 May 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Leave not required to bring or continue proceedings against the defendant. Parties to submit agreed short minutes of order addressing the question of costs. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - order sought for leave under s 500(2) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to proceed with a claim against the defendant - whether leave was required to bring proceedings against a registrable foreign company which was in liquidation in its country of incorporation - whether the phrase "a company registered under this Act" in s 9 Corporations Act includes a foreign company registered as such under Part 5.2 Div 2 of the Act.

PROCEDURE - service of interlocutory process - effectiveness of service. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 9, 118, 119, 119A, 201A, 471B, 500, 500(2), 565, 583, 587(2), 601CD, 601CE, 601CF, 601CG, 601CK, 601CV, 601CX, 601CX(1)(a), 601CX(4). - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 56 Cases Cited: - Bond Media Ltd v John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd (1988) 14 ACLR 701 Feng v GMS Fulfilment Services Ltd [2004] NSWSC 527; (2004) 50 ACSR 527 - Hart Holdings Pty Ltd v Westcorp Pty Ltd (1983) 1 ACLC 1366 - Primary Producers Bank of Australia Ltd v Hughes (1931) SR 32 (NSW) 14 - Westpac Banking Corporation v Bell Group Ltd (in liq) (No 3) [2012] WASCA 157; (2003) 89 ACSR 1 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Ozem Kassem and Bruno Secatore as Liquidators of A.C.N. 092 138 442 Pty Limited (in Liquidation) (First Plaintiff) A.C.N. 092 138 442 Pty Limited (in liquidation) (Second Plaintiff) Bristrol Custodians Limited (First Defendant) ACN 116 130 593 (Second Defendant) Geoffrey Ronald Buckfield (Third Defendant) Bristrol Custodians (Australia) Pty Limited (Fourth Defendant) Custodial Services (Australia) Pty Limited (Fifth Defendant) Giovanni Holdings Pty Limited (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M. Condon SC/P. Wallis (Plaintiffs) Ms. B. Nolan (Third Defendant) Solicitors: Sage Partners(Plaintiffs) Knightsbridge North Lawyers (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/245867