Touma Family Super Fund Pty Limited v McNeice [2013] NSWSC 752

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Touma Family Super Fund Pty Limited v McNeice [2013] NSWSC 752 Hearing dates: 22/05/2013 Decision date: 14 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Young AJ Decision: Vary statutory demand; Defendant to pay 85% of plaintiff's costs Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - Debts - Statutory demand - Application to set aside statutory demand - Requirements of affidavit supporting application to set demand aside - Graywinter principle - Whether genuine dispute as to debt Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785 Financial Solutions Australia Pty Ltd v Predella Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 51; (2002) 26 WAR 306; 167 FLR 106 Graywinter Properties Pty Ltd v Gas & Fuel Corp Superannuation Fund (1996) 70 FCR 452; 21 ACSR 581 Hopetoun Kembla Investments Pty Ltd v JPR Legal Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1343; (2011) 286 ALR 768; 87 ACSR 1 Infratel Networks Pty Ltd v Gundry's Telco & Rigging Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 365; 92 ACSR 27 Re Morris Catering (Australia) Pty Ltd (1993) 11 ACSR 601 Texts Cited: F Assaf, Statutory Demands and Winding up in Insolvency (2012, 2nd edition, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Touma Family Super Fund Pty Limited (Plaintiff) David McNeice (First Defendant) Aleita R McNeice (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: ET Finnane (Plaintiff) RW Tregenza (Defendants) Solicitors: Senses Legal (Plaintiff) Autore & Associates (Defendants) File Number(s): 2012/140381