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Area of Law Bulletin Case Name Title in Bulletin
Administration / Defamation Vol 1, No 3, September 2000 Samsun Pty Ltd & Ors v Andrew Wily & Anor [2000] NSWSC 281 (7 April 2000) Be careful what you say about business failures
Arbitration Vol 3, No 5, July 2002 CMC Cairns P/L v Isicob P/L [2002] QCA 181 (31 May 2002) Going to arbitration - how late can you leave it ?
Bankruptcy Vol 1, No 1, July 2000 Mayger v Prentice, in the matter of Mayger [2000] FCA 99 (9 February 2000) Bankrupt's right to travel overseas
Bankruptcy Vol 1, No 2, August 2000 Unicomb v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] FCA 457 (11 April 2000) Can trustees take bankrupt's demutualisation shares?
Bankruptcy Vol 1, No 3, September 2000 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Heinrich [2000] FCA 1255 (6 September 2000) Why don't they use juries in civil matters?
Bankruptcy Vol 2, No 2, March 2001 Colquhoun v Graffione (Administrator), in the matter of Colquhoun [2000] FCA 325 (22 March 2000) Death of a Bankrupt
Bankruptcy Vol 2, No 4, July 2001 Spicer v Wily [2000] FCA 1200 (30 August 2000) Overturning a Part X arrangement
Bankruptcy Vol 4, No 1, January 2003 Birdseye v Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board [2002] FCAFC 284 (10 September 2002) Attempt by bankrupt to defeat the statutory requirement of deregistration
Bankruptcy Vol 3, No 2, February 2002 Edge Technology Pty Ltd v Wang [2000] FCA 1586 (24 October 2000) Leaving Australia was act of bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Vol 4, No 1, January 2003 Grundy v Wattyl Australia Limited [2002] FCA 1539 (11 December 2002) Bankrupt fights on...and on...and on
Bankruptcy Vol 4, No 2, February 2003 Teese v Clinch & Ord [2002] FMCA 205 (10 September 2002) Extending stays of proceedings, and the further borrowing of money...
Bankruptcy Vol 4, No 4, April 2003 Beames v Khatri [2002] FCA 1381 (6 November 2002) Bankrupt sues his trustee for $40 million
Bankruptcy / Abuse of Process Vol 1, No 4, October 2000 Bowin Designs Pty Ltd v Leslie [2000] FCA 530 (7 March 2000) Stay of bankruptcy - process not to be abused
Bankruptcy / Costs Vol 2, No 8, Christmas 2001 Lawindi, in the matter of Elkateb v Elkateb [2001] FCA 1527 (31 October 2001) Bankrupt could not get out of paying creditor's costs
Bankruptcy / Trustees Vol 3, No 7, September 2002 Hughes v Holbrook [2002] FCA 920 (26 July 2002) Unhappy bankrupts try to remove their trustee in bankruptcy
Bankruptcy / Voidable Transfers Vol 3, No 1, January 2002 Lumsden v Snelson [2001] FCA 83 (14 February 2001) Trying to take property out of reach of creditors
Bankruptcy Notices Vol 1, No 1, July 2000 Somes v Duke Group Ltd [2000] FCA 248 (13 March 2000) One from the crazy numbers department
Bankruptcy Notices Vol 2, No 1, January 2001 Circle Credit Co-op Ltd v Lilikakis [2000] FCA 667 (19 May 2000) Don't try this at home
Bankruptcy Notices Vol 2, No 4, July 2001 Wright v Australian & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2001] FCA 386 (5 April 2001) Whoops! Mistakes in the bankruptcy notice
Bankruptcy Notices Vol 3, No 1, January 2002 Vereker & Ors, in the matter of Timbs v Timbs [2001] FCA 1776 (14 December 2001) Exactly how much did the debtor have to pay?
Bankruptcy Notices Vol 4, No 4, April 2003 Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia Ltd v Adams [2002] FCA 225 (20 February 2002) Bankruptcy notices referred to the wrong section - were they valid?
Bankruptcy Notices / Petitions Vol 2, No 5, September 2001 Reasonable Endeavours Pty Ltd v Dennehy [2001] FCA 188 (9 March 2001) Can you bankrupt a debtor 10 years after judgment?
Bankruptcy Notices / Petitions Vol 4, No 4, April 2003 Valassis, in the matter of Valassis v Bernard [2003] FCA 22 (20 January 2003) Debtor didn't appear because he was dead
Caveats Vol 2, No 1, January 2001 Bagley v Pinebelt Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 655 (7 July 2000) Lodging a caveat? Beware!
Commission Payments Vol 3, No 6, August 2002 Investmentsource v Knox [2002] NSWSC 710 (15 August 2002) Judge - "The law harsh? It certainly seems it to me"
Consumer Credit Code Vol 2, No 3, May 2001 Giampaolo v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd [2001] VSC 71 (8 March 2001) Consumer loan or business loan?
Consumer Credit Code Vol 4, No 2, February 2003 NRMA Finance Ltd v Various Debtors [2002] NSWCTTT 53 (19 April 2002) Small mistakes by finance company lead to $30,000 penalty
Consumer Credit Code Vol 4, No 2, February 2003 New Capital Finance P/L v Miller [2002] QDC 291 (25 September 2002) The Consumer Credit Code and default notices
Contempt of Court Vol 1, No 4, October 2000 Anissa Pty Ltd v Parsons (on application of the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of Victoria) [1999] VSC 430 (8 November 1999) Bugger me! Just what can you say?
Contractors' Debts Vol 3, No 6, August 2002 De Martin & Gasparini v Ex Parte - Energy Australia [2002] NSWSC 55 (15 February 2002) Section 14(1) of the Contractors Debts Act (NSW) considered for the first time!
Costs Vol 1, No 2, August 2000 Cinema Center Services Pty Limited v Eastaway Air Conditioning Pty Limited [2000] ACTSC 17 (15 February 2000) Think carefully about settlement offers
Costs Vol 2, No 8, Christmas 2001 Scanlan v Greenport Nominees Pty Ltd [2001] WASC 307 (9 November 2001) Security for costs and a plaintiff with no money
Credit Contracts Vol 3, No 1, January 2002 Narni Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Limited [2001] VSCA 31 (30 March 2001) "It was the bank's fault for bouncing our cheques"
Debt Liability Vol 3, No 4, June 2002 Pollak v National Australia Bank Limited [2002] FCA 237 (14 March 2002) Joint and several liability for a debt
Director's Duties Vol 3, No 7, September 2002 ASIC v Adler & 4 Ors [2002] NSWSC 171 (14 March 2002) The wrong time to buy tech stocks!
Director's Duties / Liabilities Vol 2, No 7, October 2001 Natcomp Technology Australia Pty Limited v Graiche [2001] NSWCA 120 (30 April 2001) What does it take to be a "de facto director"?
Director's Duties / Liabilities Vol 3, No 5, July 2002 Swansson v Pratt [2002] NSWSC 583 (3 July 2002) Ex-director claims didn't know company existed!
Disqualification of Director Vol 1, No 3, September 2000 Pace v Australian Securities & Investments Commission [1999] WASC 151 (31 August 1999) Company survives loss of director
Document Receipting Vol 4, No 3, March 2003 Cincotta v Jones [2002] FCA 937 (16 July 2002) It's their word against yours - do you have a thorough system for receipting documents?
Enforcement of Judgement Vol 3, No 5, July 2002 Lunt v WRS Pacific Pty Ltd [2002] WASC 27 (21 February2002) Whose goods did the sheriff seize?
Guarantees Vol 1, No 1, July 2000 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Worts [2000] VSC 179 (10 May 2000) Brothers' guarantees may be like those of wives (very hard to enforce)
Guarantees Vol 1, No 2, August 2000 Dimitrakipoulos and Anor v Farm Pride Foods Ltd [2000] QCA 80 (24 March 2000) This is not the way to take a guarantee
Guarantees Vol 2, No 7, October 2001 Tranchita -v- Retravision (WA) Pty Ltd [2001] WASCA 265 (30 August 2001) A businessman regrets not reading the document
Guarantees Vol 2, No 8, Christmas 2001 Ghiradi v Allregal Corporation Pty Ltd [2001] WASCA 366 (23 November 2001) The benefit of a well-drafted guarantee
Guarantees (undue influence) Vol 2, No 3, May 2001 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Ridout Nominees Pty Ltd & Ors [2000] WASC 37 (28 February 2000) Stretching the concept of undue influence
Guarantees / Bankruptcy Vol 3, No 7, September 2002 Jones v Khera [2002] NSWSC 69 (20 February 2002) Was one guarantor off the hook when the co-guarantor went bankrupt?
Guarantees / Director's Duties Vol 3, No 7, September 2002 White & Anor v State Bank of New South Wales [2002] NSWCA 241 (29 July 2002) Exclusion clause saves the bank
Guarantees / Mortgagee Sales Vol 2, No 1, January 2001 Westpac v Lakajev [2000] NSWSC 603 (27 June 2000) Best price in a mortgagee sale, in a recession
Harassment / ACCC Vol 1, No 2, August 2000 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v McCaskey [2000] FCA 1037. (1 August 2000) Undue harassment of debtors - first ACCC case
Insolvent Trading Vol 2, No 3, May 2001 Powell and Duncan v Fryer, Tonkin and Perry (2000) ACLC 480 (14 April 2000) Directors liable for company debts
Insolvent Trading Vol 2, No 4, July 2001 Milner v Ali [2000] QDC 107 (29 February 2000) Making directors pay
Insolvent Trading Vol 3, No 1, January 2002 Harrison v Lewis [2001] VSC 27 (23 February 2001) When is a debt incurred and why is this important?
Liens Vol 2, No 1, January 2001 CLC Corporation v Read & Ors [2000] WASC 109 (5 May 2000) Solicitors lien fails
Liquidation Vol 1, No 1, July 2000 Elfic Limited (ACN 007 606 206) & Ors v Peter Ivan Macks & Ors and GIO Insurance Limited (ACN 052 179 647) and The Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd Okay to fund liquidators' legal actions
Liquidation Vol 1, No 5, November / December 2000 Re Macks; Ex Parte Saint and Re Macks; Ex Parte Johnson Chaos averted
Liquidation Vol 2, No 1, January 2001 Hawkwood Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor v Christopher Williamson the Liquidator of Merlino Construction Services Pty Ltd (In Liq) (Receivers and Managers App Liquidator voting in his own interest - case 1
Liquidation Vol 2, No 5, September 2001 State Bank of NSW & Anor. v. Brown & Ors [2001] NSWCA 223 (10 July 2001) Risk-taking creditors rewarded
Liquidation Vol 4, No 1, January 2003 Nortel v Coretel [2002] NSWSC 799 (3 September 2002) Creditor tries to get company in administration wound up
Liquidation Vol 3, No 6, August 2002 Ferrinda & Anor v Bendigo Bank Ltd WASC 169 (26 June 2002) Directors of failed company try to avoid examination
Liquidation Vol 3, No 6, August 2002 National Australia Bank Ltd v Wily [2002] NSWSC 573 (27 June 2002) Liquidator used the directors' lawyer - was this a conflict that justified his removal?
Liquidation / Cheque Conversion Vol 3, No 2, February 2002 Sanwa Australia Finance Ltd v Finchill Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 466 (13 December 2001) Endorsing cheques meant liability in conversion
Liquidation / Creditors Vol 1, No 5, November / December 2000 National Australia Bank Ltd v Market Holdings Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1009 (26 October 2000) Who gets to vote at creditors meetings?
Liquidation / Director's Liabilities Vol 2, No 7, October 2001 Southern Cross Interiors Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2001] NSWSC 621 (31 Aug 2001) Judge accepts "sexually transmitted debt" defence
Liquidation / Personal Liability Vol 3, No 2, February 2002 Nilant v Shenton [2001] WASCA 421 (20 December 2001) Bankrupt not personally liable for loan he arranged
Liquidation / Unfair Transactions Vol 2, No 2, March 2001 Beveridge v Whitton [2001] NSWCA 6 Working for a client you know is insolvent
Liquidation / Unpaid Shares Vol 3, No 4, June 2002 Wright v Mansell [2001] FCA 1519 (29 October 2001) Executive's liability for unpaid company shares
Liquidation / Unpaid Shares Vol 4, No 8, August 2003 R v Hodgson No. SCCRM-02-244 [2002] SASC 349 (24 October 2002) CFO sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment
Liquidators Remuneration Vol 4, No 2, February 2003 Anderson Group [2002] NSWSC 764 (29 August 2002) Was $142,252 fair remuneration for the liquidator?
Mareva Injuctions Vol 2, No 8, Christmas 2001 Wise v Icons Worldwide Marketing Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1800 (8 December 2000) Mareva injunctions - a tool you should know about
Mareva Orders Vol 4, No 1, January 2003 Consolidated Constructions Pty Ltd v Bellenville Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 1513 (4 Dec 2002) $3m Mareva order, $2 company
Mortgagee Sales Vol 1, No 1, July 2000 Nilrem Nominees Pty Ltd & Ors v Karaley Pty Ltd [2000] WASC 82 (31 March 2000) Getting a fair price in a mortgagee sale
Mortgagee Sales / Garnishee Vol 2, No 4, July 2001 Coshott v Learoyd [2001] FCA 88 (16 February 2001) Garnishee of the surplus from a mortgagee sale
Mortgages / Consumer Credit Code Vol 3, No 4, June 2002 Taylor & Taylor v Third Szable Holdings Pty Ltd & Secretary to the Dept of Justice [2001] VCAT 1841 (28 August 2001) Company loan for consumer purposes?
Mortgages / Farm Debt Mediation Act Vol 2, No 5, September 2001 Lawloan Mortgages Pty Ltd v Hancock & Ors [2001] NSWSC 607 (20 July 2001) When is a ranch not a farm?
Mortgages / Guarantees Vol 1, No 4, October 2000 Ribchenkov v Suncorp-Metway Limited [2000] FCA 835 (21 June 2000) Lending to those who don't speak English
Mortgages / Guarantees Vol 2, No 7, October 2001 Sapuppo v Ribchenkov [2001] FCA 1428 (11 October 2001) Remember Mrs Ribchenkov?
Partnerships / Statutory Demands Vol 2, No 8, Christmas 2001 Toorallie v Black [2001] NSWSC 1088 (28 November 2001) Do the current partners equal the former partners?
Payment Agreements Vol 1, No 4, October 2000 Baker Johnson Lawyers v Suncorp General Insurance Ltd [1999] QDC 297 (23 December 1999) What happens if a third party fails to pay?
Priority Vol 4, No 1, January 2003 Re Home Corp Projects [2002] NSWSC 879 (27 September 2002) How much money was the funding creditor entitled to?
Privacy / Disclosure Vol 4, No 2, February 2003 B v Private Health Insurer [2002] PrivCmrA 2 Whoops! How not to treat sensitive information
Provable Debts Vol 4, No 4, April 2003 Mansfield v State of Victoria [2002] FCA 1175 Can you avoid your parking fines by going bankrupt?
Receivership Vol 1, No 5, November / December 2000 Reuters Australia Pty Ltd v The Credit Connection Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 221 (13 March 2000) When debt collectors don't pay their clients
Registration of Security Interests Vol 2, No 1, January 2001 Montedeen Pty Limited v Rossfield Nominees (ACT) Pty Limited [2000] NSWCA 112 (5 May 2000) Classic example of why lenders register securities
Registration of Security Interests Vol 2, No 8, Christmas 2001 Hart v Mossensons [2000] WASC 295 (6 December 2000) Bill of sale not registered? Sue the lawyer!
Remitting Costs Order Vol 4, No 3, March 2003 Muldowney v Flinders University No. SCCIV-02-267 [2002] SASC 313 (17 September 2002) No chance of paying - should the court remit a costs order?
Repossession / Assault Vol 4, No 3, March 2003 Toyota Finance Australia Ltd v Dennis & Ors; Tekitu Pty Ltd V Dennis & Anor [2002] NSWCA 369 (19 November 2002) This collector assaulted a debtor's wife when pursuing payment of $1,700 arrears. Was it worth it?
Retention of Title Clauses Vol 2, No 3, May 2001 Associated Alloys Pty Limited v ACN 001 452 106 Pty Limited [2000] HCA 25 (11 May 2000) Big news for ROT (Romalpa clause) creditors
Romalpa Clauses / Guarantees Vol 4, No 3, March 2003 Messagemate Aust P/L v National Credit Insurance (Brokers) P/L & Ors [2002] SASC 327 (1 October 2002) Did the retention of title clause mean there was no credit insurance?
Sex between Lawyers Vol 1, No 3, September 2000 R v Szabo [2000] QCA 194 (26 May 2000) It might be okay for Ally McBeal but...
Statutory Demands Vol 1, No 1, July 2000 Switz Pty Ltd v Glowbind Pty Ltd, Glowbind Pty Ltd v Switz Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 37 (10 March 2000) Yessss!!! Court accepts reality on the use of statutory demands
Statutory Demands Vol 1, No 2, August 2000 Indaba Pty Ltd v Home Building Society Ltd [2000] WASC 38 (23 February 2000) Take care with statutory demands
Statutory Demands Vol 2, No 2, March 2001 Calquid Pty Ltd v A & D R Illes Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 558 21 days means 21 days
Statutory Demands Vol 2, No 3, May 2001 Expressway Spares v CTK Engineering [2000] NSWSC 1200 (12 December 2000) Do not use statutory demands on disputed debts!
Statutory Demands Vol 2, No 5, September 2001 Miric v Braams Group Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 736 (20 August 2001) Trying to postpone the evil day
Statutory Demands Vol 2, No 7, October 2001 Raffles Co Pty Ltd v. Cech [2001] QSC 129 (4 May 2001) Too late with defences to statutory demand
Statutory Demands Vol 3, No 1, January 2002 Sunarto v Zurich [2001] NSWSC 422 (16 May 2001) Lesson for director - you have to pay creditors!
Statutory Demands Vol 3, No 4, June 2002 Solarite v York [2002] NSWSC 411 (14 May 2002) Statutory demand - what is a genuine dispute?
Statutory Demands Vol 3, No 5, July 2002 Ostgro Australia Pty Ltd v Syarrum Ostriches WAS Pty Ltd [2002] WASC 140 (29 May 2002) Could a cashflow statement prove solvency?
Statutory Demands Vol 3, No 6, August 2002 Kwik & Swift Co Pty Ltd v Shawyer [2002] WASC 156 (21 June 2002) Ex-employee tries to wind up company for unpaid wages
Statutory Demands Vol 4, No 4, April 2003 Universal Trade Exchange Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corp [2002] WASC 36 (7 Mar 2002) "Nothing could be done to resuscitate the application"
Terminating Liquidation Vol 4, No 2, February 2003 El-Fahkri, in the matter of Elfah Pty Ltd (in liq) [2002] FCA 1469 (19 November 2002 What do you do when a wealthy company fails to pay?
Travellers Cheques Vol 3, No 5, July 2002 Thos Cook v Kumari[2002] NSWCA 141 (21 May 2002) Travellers cheques - how safe are they?
Unconscionability Vol 2, No 2, March 2001 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v CG Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 008 799 040) [2000] FCA 1376 (26 September 2000) Unconscionability outside of credit
Unfair Preferences Vol 1, No 2, August 2000 McBain v Parsons [2000] FCA 935 (11 July 2000) A rare win for the creditors
Unfair Preferences Vol 1, No 4, October 2000 Lewis v Cook [2000] NSWSC 191 (21 March 2000) Asset couldn't simply disappear
Unfair Preferences Vol 2, No 5, September 2001 Sydney Appliances Pty Ltd (in liq) v Eurolinx Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 230 (30 March 2001) Running accounts de-mystified
Unfair Preferences Vol 2, No 7, October 2001 Shirlaw & Anor v. Associated Alloys Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 224 (28 August 2000) Romalpa and unfair preference recovery actions
Unfair Preferences Vol 4, No 3, March 2003 Mummery v IMMS Financial Services Ltd [2002] VCAT 383 (24 May 2002) This loan was part business, part personal...did the Consumer Credit Code apply?
Unfair Preferences Vol 4, No 4, April 2003 Worrell (Trustee) v Kerr-Jones [2002] FCA 1090 (6 September 2002) Claw back of divorce settlement from bankrupt's ex-wife
Unfair Preferences / Fraud Vol 3, No 4, June 2002 Cole, in the matter of Total Management (Melbourne) Pty Ltd (in liq) v Golden Arch Waste Systems Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 153 (19 February 2002) Hiding assets from the liquidator
Vexacious Litigation Vol 1, No 2, August 2000 Skyring v Ramsey [2000] FCA 774 (9 June 2000) Vexatious litigation - A$ survives latest attack
Voidable Preferences Vol 4, No 1, January 2003 Greig & Anor as liquidators of Australian Building Industries Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Australian Building Industries Pty Ltd [2002] QSC 138 (16 May Creditor wins preference case on "natural justice"
Voluntary Administration Vol 1, No 5, November / December 2000 EISA Ltd (administrator appointed); Application of Andrew Love [2000] NSWSC 940 (6 October 2000) Court lets administrator take urgent action
Voluntary Administration Vol 2, No 3, May 2001 NT Power Generation Pty Ltd v Trevor & Ors [2000] WASC 254 (19 September 2000) Future debts covered by the deed of administration
Voluntary Administration Vol 2, No 4, July 2001 Bathurst City Council v Event Management Specialist Pty Ltd & 3 Ors [2001] NSWSC 34 (31 January 2001) Opposed to a DCA? "Don't sit on your hands!"
Voluntary Administration Vol 3, No 2, February 2002 Barrymores Pty Ltd v Harris Scarfe Ltd [2001] WASC 210 (14 August 2001) Receivers not guilty of conversion
Voluntary Administration Vol 3, No 6, August 2002 Diamond Press Australia Pty Limited [2001] NSWSC 313 (23 April 2001) Speed versus money - the court's approach to delaying a 2nd meeting of creditors
Voluntary Administration / Corporations Act Vol 3, No 1, January 2002 Hutchinson v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2001] VSC 465 (30 November 2001) Claimant reinstating wound-up company
Voluntary Administration / Trust Property Vol 1, No 3, September 2000 JA Pty Limited & 1 Ors v Jonco Holdings P/L & 2 Ors [2000] NSWSC 147 (10 March 2000) A triumph over "deliberate obfuscation"
Winding Up / Statutory Demands Vol 4, No 4, April 2003 Liberty Funding Pty Ltd v Drakeswood Pty Ltd No. SCCIV-02-84 [2002] SASC 54 (19 February 2002) Director didn't know of winding up application. Not the creditor's problem!

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