TW McConnell Pty Ltd as trustee for the McConnell Superannuation Fund v SurfStitch Group Ltd (subject to deed of company arrangement) (No 3); Nakali Pty Ltd v SurfStitch Group Ltd (subject to deed of company arrangement) (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1749

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: TW McConnell Pty Ltd as trustee for the McConnell Superannuation Fund v SurfStitch Group Ltd (subject to deed of company arrangement) (No 3); Nakali Pty Ltd v SurfStitch Group Ltd (subject to deed of company arrangement) (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1749 Hearing dates: 1 and 2 November 2018 Decision date: 15 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: The Court does not have power under s 183 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 to dispense with compliance with the requirements of ss 175(1)(a) and 162(1) Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Representative Proceedings – whether Court has power to make an order under s 183 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 dispensing with compliance with the requirements of ss 175(1)(a) and 162(1) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Cases Cited: Australian Securities Commission v Marlborough Gold Mines Ltd (1993) 177 CLR 485; [1993] HCA 15 Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (in liq) v McGraw-Hill Financial Inc (2016) 245 FCR 340; [2016] FCA 401 Commonwealth v Baume (1905) 2 CLR 405; [1905] HCA 11 Courtney v Medtel Pty Ltd (2002) 122 FCR 168; [2002] FCA 957 Ethicon Sárl v Gill [2018] FCAFC 137 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Kadam v MiiResorts Group 1 Pty Ltd (No 5) [2018] FCA 1086 Liverpool City Council v McGraw-Hill Financial, Inc [2018] FCA 1289 McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 84 FCR 1 Money Max International Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Group Ltd (2016) 245 FCR 191; [2016] FCAFC 148 Morgan, in the matter of Brighton Hall Securities Pty Ltd (in liq) [2013] FCA 970 Perera v GetSwift Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 909 Perera v GetSwift Ltd [2018] FCA 732 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Vernon v Village Life Ltd [2009] FCA 516 Webb v GetSwift Ltd [2018] FCA 783 Wileypark Pty Ltd v AMP Ltd [2018] FCAFC 143 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: In proceedings 2017/193375: TW McConnell Pty Ltd as trustee for the McConnell Superannuation Fund (Plaintiff) SurfStitch Group Ltd (subject to deed of company arrangement) (First Defendant) Justin Peter Cameron (Second Defendant)