Taouk v Assure (NSW) Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 224

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Taouk v Assure (NSW) Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 224 Hearing dates: 5 September 2019 Date of orders: 05 September 2019 Decision date: 05 September 2019 Before: Macfarlan JA; Payne JA; Emmett AJA Decision: Summons dismissed as incompetent. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – company in administration – stay of proceedings – s 440D Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – application for leave to appeal to Court of Appeal – separate "proceeding" from proceedings at first instance – no written consent by administrator to proceedings in Court of Appeal and leave not granted by Court – proceedings dismissed as incompetent Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 440D, 471B, 500(2) Cases Cited: Distinctive FX 9 Pty Ltd v Statewide Developments Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 393 Ekes v Hyde Page (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 169 Huang v Hua Cheng International Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 155 Zervas v Burkitt [2019] NSWCA 112 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Joseph Taouk (Appellant) Assure (NSW) Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: F Hicks SC (Appellant) No appearance for Respondent

Solicitors: Gardner Ekes Lawyers (Appellant) No appearance for Respondent File Number(s): 2019/115207 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Equity – Expedition List Citation: [2018] NSWSC 1774 Date of Decision: 23 November 2018 Before: Sackar J File Number(s): 2018/198183