Crowe-Maxwell v Frost [2016] NSWCA 46

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Crowe-Maxwell v Frost [2016] NSWCA 46 Hearing dates: 17 September 2015 Decision date: 16 March 2016 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [129]; Gleeson JA at [130] Decision: (1) Extend time for the filing and service of the appellants' notice of appeal to 20 November 2014;

(2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – winding up – relief under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 588FE and 588FF – unreasonable director-related transactions within s 588FDA – s 588FDA(1)(c) – whether it may be expected that a reasonable person in the company's circumstances would not have entered into the transaction

EVIDENCE – challenge to evidential basis of primary judge's reasoning – whether pleadings can constitute evidence

EVIDENCE – challenge to evidential basis of primary judge's reasoning – whether statements at bar table relied on as evidence – statements by way of explanation

PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – appeals – notice of intention to appeal served out of time – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 1.12 – whether extension of time should be granted – no evidence respondents prejudiced by delay Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Apollo Shower Screens Pty Ltd & Anor v Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation (1985) 1 NSWLR 561 Bhagat v Global Custodians Ltd [2002] FCA 223 Blatch v Archer (1774) 1 Cowp 63; 98 ER 969 Brogden v Metropolitan Railways Co (1876-77) 2 App Cas 666 Campbell v Illawarra Golf Club Pty Limited (In Liquidation) (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 341 Fisher v Divine Homes Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 8; 85 ACSR 512 Gibbons v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2003] NSWSC 936 Hawksford v Hawksford [2005] NSWSC 463; 191 FLR 173 ICM Agriculture Pty Ltd v Young [2009] FCA 109 Integrated Computer Services Pty Ltd v Digital Equipment Corp (Aust) Pty Ltd (1988) 5 BPR [97326] Jingalong Pty Ltd v Todd [2014] NSWCA 330 Laidlaw v Hillier Hewitt Elsley Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 44 Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2008] HCA 27; 232 CLR 635 McDonald v Hanselmann [1998] NSWSC 171; 144 FCR 470 Mulherin v Bank of Western Australia Ltd; McCann v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2006] QCA 175 Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul [1987] HCA 5; 162 CLR 221 Progressive Pod Properties Pty Ltd v A & M Green Investments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 225 Randwick City Council v Fuller [1996] NSWCA 444; 90 LGERA 380 Re Lesvos Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1288 Smith (in his capacity as liquidator of Action Paintball Games Pty Ltd) v Starke (No 2) [2015] FCA 1119; 109 ACSR 145 Vasudevan v Becon Constructions (Australia) Pty Ltd [2014] VSCA 14; 41 VR 445 Weaver v Harburn [2014] WASCA 227; 103 ACSR 416 Texts Cited: RP Austin and IM Murray, Ford Austin & Ramsay's Principles of Corporations Law, (LexisNexis Butterworths, as at December 2015) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Atle Crowe-Maxwell in his capacity as liquidator of I & K Frost Pty Ltd (in liq) (First Appellant) I & K Frost Pty Ltd (Second Appellant) Ian Frost (First Respondent) Kathrine Frost (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Condon SC; S Clemmett (Appellants) No appearance (Respondents)