In the matter of Mustang Marine Australia Services Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 136

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Mustang Marine Australia Services Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 136 Hearing dates: 11 February 2014 Date of orders: 11 February 2014 Decision date: 11 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: Interlocutory process dismissed with costs Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - examinations relating to insolvency - procedural matters - application to discharge examination summonses – whether abuse of process – meaning of "forensic advantage not otherwise available" in this context Legislation Cited: (Cth) Corporations Act 2001, s 447, s 588W, s 596A Cases Cited: In the matter of Mustang Marine Australia Services Pty Ltd (admin apptd) - Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Mustang Marine Australia Services Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1429 In the matter of Mustang Marine Australia Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 620 Meteyard v Love (2005) 65 NSWLR 36; [2005] NSWCA 444 In the matter of Normans Wines Ltd (Receivers and Managers appointed) (in liq); Harvey v Burfield [2004] SASC 171 Sherlock v Permanent Trustee Australia Limited (1996) 22 ACSR 16 Evans v Wainter Pty Ltd (2005) 145 FCR 176 Sandhurst Trustees Limited v Harvey (2004) 49 ACSR 422 Simionato & Farrugia v Macks & Macks (1996) 19 ACSR 34 Re Hugh J Roberts Pty Ltd (in liq) (1969) 91 WN (NSW) 537 Massey v Allen (1878) 9 Ch D 164 In re Metropolitan Bank; Heiron's Case (1880) 15 Ch D 139 In re North Australian Territory Company (1890) 45 Ch D 87 North Australian Territory Co v Goldsborough Mort and Co [1893] 2 Ch 381 Re John Booth and Co Limited (1902) 2 SR (NSW) Eq 138 Re Auto Import Company Australia Limited (1925) 25 SR (NSW) 52 Re A Debtor [1958] 1 WLR 283 Ex Parte Davies [1891] 8 Morrison 168 In Re Price (No 3) (1948) 14 ABC 137 Hong Kong Bank of Australia v Murphy (1992) 8 ACSR 736 Sherlock & Vagrand Pty Ltd (in liq) v Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd (1996) 22 ACSR 16 Re Rothwell Limited (No 2) (1989) 15 ACLR 168 Douglas Brown v Furzer (1994) 13 ACSR 184 Adler v Qintex Group Management Services Pty Limited (1996) 22 ACSR 446 Douglas-Brown v Furzer (1994) 11 WAR 400 Cavendish Bentinck v Fenn (1887) 12 App Cas 652 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Philip Hanley Armstrong (first applicant) Martin Sheridan Lodge (second applicant) Russell Watkins (third applicant) Mitchell Ball (respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Sulan (first and second applicants) J C Giles (third applicant) D L Cook (respondent)