In the matter of Tetbury Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 37

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Tetbury Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 37 Hearing dates: 15 December 2016 Decision date: 07 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Parties to bring in short minutes to give effect to this judgment within 7 days Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – winding up – application to set aside creditors' statutory demands under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 459H and 459J – whether a genuine dispute has been established – whether defects in demands gave rise to substantial injustice – whether some other reason for statutory demand to be set aside – whether to vary statutory demands under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 459H(4) Legislation Cited: - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 459E, 459G–459H, 459J - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 136 - Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), Part 3.2, ss 301, 309–310, 317, 331, 332(2), 333 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 35.1 Cases Cited: - CGI Information Systems & Management Consultants Pty Ltd v APRA Consulting Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 728; (2003) 47 ACSR 100 - Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785 - First State Computing Pty Ltd v Kyling (1995) 13 ACLC 939 - Grace Consulting Pty Ltd v Bourke Constructions Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 836; (2005) 54 ACSR 677 - Infratel Networks Pty Ltd v Gundry's Telco & Rigging Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 365; (2012) 92 ACSR 27 - Kisimul Holdings Pty Ltd v Clear Position Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 262 - Leda Developments Pty Ltd v Orion Consolidated Pty Ltd [2001] QSC 400 - Ligon 158 Pty Ltd v Huber [2016] NSWCA 330 - Main Camp Tea Tree Oil Ltd v Australian Rural Group Ltd [2002] NSWSC 219; (2002) 20 ACLC 726 - Phoenician Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Cadmus Lawyers v Rahme [2015] NSWSC 587 - Reavill Farm Management Pty Ltd v Ashford Properties Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1128 - Re Chameleon Mining NL; Chameleon Mining NL v Atanaskovic Hartnell [2009] NSWSC 602 - Re Elgar Heights Pty Ltd [1985] VR 657; (1985) 3 ACLC 683 - Re Morris Catering (Australia) Pty Ltd (1993) 11 ACSR 601 - Re Tuffrock Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 738 - Re UGL Process Solutions Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1256 - Re W D Gelle Insurance & Finance Brokers Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 602 - Re Wollongong Coal Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1680; (2015) 110 ACSR 134 - Spencer Constructions Pty Ltd v G & M Aldridge Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 681; (1997) 76 FCR 452 - Tekno Autosports Pty Ltd v Jenkins [2014] FCA 774 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tetbury Pty Limited (Plaintiff) John Mahony trading as Mahony Law (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: F Assaf (Plaintiff) A E Maroya (Defendant)