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CORPORATIONS – Corporations Act (Cth) 2001 – Second plaintiff’s (Legend) entry into a Bond Deed and General Security Deed after the commencement by substantial creditors of a proceeding in the Supreme Court of Victoria for orders to enforce a Singapore arbitral award which the High Court of Singapore granted leave…
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INSOLVENCY – Dormant mining company with insufficient cash to meet liabilities – Ownership of valuable mining tenements through subsidiary – Whether tenements realisable within reasonable period to enable payment of debts – Whether company able to pay all its debts as and when they became due and payable – Whether…
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List A barristers Chris Archibald QC, Vicki Bell and Sahrah Hogan appeared in this case. Between 1 January 2017 and 1 April 2019, Forex Capital Trading Pty Ltd (Forex CT), through its representatives, provided personal advice to eight retail clients in relation to complex leveraged financial products – namely foreign…
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CORPORATIONS – application by administrators for leave under s 44C(2)(c) of the Corporations Act 2010 (Cth) to dispose of property of the companies under administration that is subject to a security interest and property used or occupied by, or in the possession of, the companies under administration but of which…
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CORPORATIONS – Application to set aside a statutory demand pursuant to s 459G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – Whether there is a genuine dispute as to the existence of the debt – The meaning of debt in s 459E of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – Whether a…
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CORPORATIONS – where court made order appointing first and second plaintiffs receivers (Receivers) over certain grain held by the third plaintiff, a grain growers’ Co-operative – where prior to their appointment Receivers appointed as voluntary administrators of the Co-operative – where Receivers in their capacity as voluntary administrators took steps…
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Final hearing of application for orders under s 1101B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) following findings of contravention; acting for ASIC, led by Michael Borsky KC, Chris Tran and Dan Fuller, with Nic Congram, instructed by MinterEllison.
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Where appellants commenced voidable transaction proceedings under s 588FF(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – where purported service of proceedings effected outside the time required by r 2.7 of the Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth) – whether the effect of the rule is that subsequent attempts to serve…
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Corporations- officers- termination payments- ss 200A, 200B and 200F Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)- receivers and managers- priority of debts- employee entitlement- whether employee’s leave entitlements have priority- ss 433, 556 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
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Led by J Moore KC. Corporations law, construction of s 561 of the Corporations Act 2001(Cth).
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Led by H Austin KC. Corporations law, application for approval of agreement under s 477(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
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Corporations law, application under s 419A of the Corporations Act 2001(Cth).
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Corporate insolvency – action for debt brought by companies in liquidation and liquidator against numerous respondents – matters of principle common to various claims determined in this ‘liability trial’ – s 553C of Corporations Act – statutory set-off – “bank guarantees” – autonomy principle – whether companies in liquidation have…
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CORPORATIONS – insolvency – voluntary administration – receivers appointed concerning trust assets – sale of property and business – order under s 442C(2)(c) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for disposal by administrators of encumbered property – operation of s 441A on the mortgagee – relevance of enforcement action by…
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Led by H Austin KC. Corporations law, application under s 588FF(3)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001(Cth).
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Unled. Corporations law, application under s 471B of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
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Led by H Austin QC. Corporations law, environmental liabilities, disclaimer of property.
