In the matters of Boutique Ettalong Beach Pty Ltd and Boutique Mollymook Living Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 244

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matters of Boutique Ettalong Beach Pty Ltd and Boutique Mollymook Living Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 244 Hearing dates: 16 March 2020 Date of orders: 16 March 2020 Decision date: 17 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Gleeson J Decision: Leave granted to the applicant, on an interim basis, to commence and serve proceedings seeking to set aside statutory demands, but to take no further step in the proceedings without the leave of the Court. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – winding up – statutory demand –application to set aside – where companies will not bring application themselves – application for leave to bring derivative action – Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 237 – where leave sought on interim basis – Corporations Act s 241 – leave granted Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 236, 237, 241, 459C, 459F, 459G, 461 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Chahwan v Euphoric Pty Ltd (t/as Clay & Michel) [2008] NSWCA 52; (2008) 65 ACSR 661 Oates v Consolidated Capital Services Ltd (2009) 76 NSWLR 69; [2009] NSWCA 183 Re Legal Practice Management Group Pty Ltd & Ors [2017] NSWSC 1500 Re RUS Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1075 Swansson v R A Pratt Properties Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 583; (2002) 42 ACSR 313 The App Shop Pty Ltd v Jalal Brothers Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 490 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2020/78643 MABJ Group Pty Ltd (Plaintiffs) Boutique Ettalong Beach Pty Ltd (ACN 606 777 753) (First defendant) Chambour Property Pty Ltd (Second defendant) Ibrahim Chambour (Third defendant)