Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1519

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1519 Hearing dates: 12 October 2015 Decision date: 12 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Order that the proceedings be stayed in order for the Plaintiff to obtain legal representation and for a legal representative to formally enter an appearance on behalf of the Plaintiff. Order the Plaintiff pay the costs of an incidental to the proceedings as agreed or as assessed. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – creditor's statutory demand – where company represented by director – whether company, represented by its director, may commence and carry on winding up proceedings pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 7.1(3) Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) pt 5.4, ss 3, 3(1), 14, 101 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 459G, 459H, 459J, 459R - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 7.1, 7.1(2), 7.1(3), 7.2(2), 7.13 Cases Cited: - DB Mahaffy & Associates Pty Ltd v Mahaffy [2011] NSWSC 673 - Connectland Pty Limited v Porthaven Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 616 - JSBG Developments Pty Ltd v Kozlowski [2009] NSWSC 1128; (2009) 75 NSWLR 745 - May v Christodoulou [2011] NSWCA 75; (2011) 80 NSWLR 462 - Re DB Mahaffy & Associates Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 776 - Tanamerah Estates Pty Limited (as the trustee of the Alexander Superannuation Fund) v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 266 - Tanamerah Estates Pty Limited v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 36 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Tibra Capital Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M. Klooster (Defendant)