Hastie Group Limited (In Liquidation) v Moore [2016] NSWSC 1682

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hastie Group Limited (In Liquidation) v Moore [2016] NSWSC 1682 Hearing dates: 10 & 11 November 2016 Decision date: 30 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ball J Decision: (1) The orders made in proceeding 2014/247471 (the 2014 Proceeding) by Registrar Kenna on 17 February 2015 be discharged; (2) The orders made in the 2014 Proceeding by Registrar Bradford on 17 December 2015 be discharged; (3) The 2014 Proceeding be dismissed with costs; (4) The orders made in 2015/245237 (the 2015 Proceeding) by Registrar Bradford on 9 February 2016 be discharged; (5) The 2015 Proceeding be dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – extension of time for service of statement of claim – whether to discharge extension under UCPR r 12.11(1)(e. Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) [2009] NSWCA 104 Berger Investments Group Pty Ltd v Coccoon Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 122 Bishopsgate Insurance Australia Ltd (in liq) v Deloitte Haskins & Sells [1999] 3 VR 863 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; [1996] HCA 25 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 Hunter v Hanson [2014] NSWCA 263 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1219 Tolcher v Gordon [2005] NSWCA 135, Weston in Capacity as Special Purpose Liquidator of One.Tel Ltd (in liquidation) v Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd [2012] NSWCA 79 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: 2014/247471: Hastie Group Limited (in liq) and 31 others (Plaintiffs/Respondents) Bruce Ivan Moore trading as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and 172 others (Defendants/Applicants)