Cenric Group Pty Ltd v Ziegler as trustee for the Doris Gayst Testamentary Trust [2019] NSWSC 1586

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cenric Group Pty Ltd v Ziegler as trustee for the Doris Gayst Testamentary Trust [2019] NSWSC 1586 Hearing dates: 12 November 2019 Decision date: 14 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Leeming JA Decision: 1. Set aside the statutory demand issued by Ms Ziegler to Cenric dated 27 August 2019.

2. Ms Ziegler to pay Cenric's costs, excluding (a) Cenric's costs of preparing Mr Tambouras' affidavit made on 7 November 2019, and (b) ¾ of Cenric's costs of preparing the court book. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS - statutory demand - offsetting claim - whether debtor confined to legal formulation of claim - where application included all material facts relied on, and quantified the claim - statutory demand set aside - Graywinter principle, considered. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 459G Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), ss 71(3), 88(3), cl 4 of Schedule 2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Associated Alloys Pty Ltd v ACN 001 452 106 Pty Ltd (2000) 202 CLR 588; [2000] HCA 25 Barclays Bank Ltd v Quistclose Investments Ltd [1970] AC 567 Calandra v Murden [2015] NSWCA 231 Creata (Aust) Pty Ltd v Faull [2017] NSWCA 300 Francis v Lyon (1907) 4 CLR 1023 Grandview Ausbuilder Pty Ltd v Budget Demolitions Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 60 Graywinter Properties Pty Ltd v Gas & Fuel Corporation Superannuation Fund (1996) 70 FCR 452 Hopetoun Kembla Investments Pty Ltd v JPR Legal Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1343; 286 ALR 768 Infratel Networks Pty Ltd v Gundry's Telco & Rigging Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 365; 297 ALR 372 Ligon 158 Pty Ltd v Huber [2016] NSWCA 330 Texts Cited: M Briggs, "Equity in Business" (2019) 135 LQR 567 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cenric Group Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Carolyn Ziegler as trustee for the Doris Gayst Testamentary Trust (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Wood SC (Plaintiff) M Christie SC, A Hammond (Defendant)