In the matter of Outix Corporation Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1716

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Outix Corporation Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1716 Hearing dates: 2 December 2019 Date of orders: 02 December 2019 Decision date: 02 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Rees J Decision: Leave to amend Originating Process: see [9] Defendant's strike out application dismissed: see [27] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Amendment — To correct misnamed defendant in application to set aside statutory demand — Whether misnomer or substitution — Where represented defendant had participated in proceedings — No confusion — Section 459G of the Corporations Act — Section 65(2) and (3) of the Civil Procedure Act mean that no infringement of 21-day limitation period — Leave to amend granted.

CORPORATIONS — Winding up — Statutory demand — Application to set aside — Whether application served within 21 days — Course of correspondence between parties by email to solicitors — Defendant's solicitor agreed to accept service — Consent to electronic service implied – Application to set aside sent by email within 21 days — Solicitor for defendant did not open email until after expiry of 21 days — Where solicitor checking emails for another transaction only — Inference that email came to his notice — Service validly effected — Strike out application dismissed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 64, 65 Corporations Act 2001, ss 459G, 588FF Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 79 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 3.7, 13.4 Cases Cited: A & M Short v Prestige Residential Marketing Pty Ltd (2005) 54 ACSR 760; [2005] NSWSC 872 Austar Finance Pty Ltd v Campbell (2007) 215 FLR 464; [2007] NSWSC 1493 Austin Australia Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v A & G Scaffolding and Rigging Service Pty Ltd (2007) 25 ACLC 1,363; [2007] NSWSC 1077 Autumn Solar Insulation Pty Ltd v Solar Magic Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 463 Bridge Shipping Pty Ltd v Grand Shipping SA (1991) 173 CLR 231; [1991] HCA 45 David Grant and Co Pty Ltd v Westpac (1995) 184 CLR 265; [1995] HCA 43 Davies v Elsby Brothers Ltd [1960] 3 All ER 672 East West Airlines Ltd v Turner (2010) 78 NSWLR 1 [2010] NSWCA 53 Greenmint Pty Ltd v O'Keeffe (2015) 301 FLR 165; [2015] VSC 326 Howship Holdings Pty Ltd v Leslie (No 2) (1996) 41 NSWLR 542 In the Matter of Boss Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 543 In the matter of Fugace Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1203 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Outix Corporation Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Capital Pitch Ventures Fund 1, ILP (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms RL Thrift (Plaintiff) Mr J Marshall (solicitor) (Defendant)