In the matter of HCAFE Chatswood Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1828

In the matter of HCAFE Chatswood Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1828

A provisional liquidator ought to be appointed because there has been a breakdown in shareholder relations, with substantial shareholders excluded from management and business decisions, undertakings no longer effective to preserve assets, and risk to any remaining assets justifying intervention prior to final hearing of the winding up application.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 December 2017
Procedural Posture
Corporations – Oppression and Winding Up Application / Interlocutory Proceedings – Appointment of Provisional Liquidator
Outcome
Provisional liquidator appointed to HCafe Chatswood Pty Ltd. First and Second Respondents (Ms Sun and Kee Mew Family Pty Ltd) to pay costs of the application.
Legal Topics
['appointment of Provisional Liquidator' 'shareholder Oppression' 'winding Up on Just and Equitable Grounds']
['corporations Law'] ['appointment of Provisional Liquidator' 'shareholder Oppression' 'winding Up on Just and Equitable Grounds']

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Procedural Posture

Corporations – Oppression and Winding Up Application / Interlocutory Proceedings – Appointment of Provisional Liquidator

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a provisional liquidator should be appointed pending determination of the winding-up and oppression application' 'Whether there is a reasonable prospect of a winding-up order being made' 'Whether undertakings previously given to protect assets are adequate or effective']

Ratio Decidendi

A provisional liquidator ought to be appointed because there has been a breakdown in shareholder relations, with substantial shareholders excluded from management and business decisions, undertakings no longer effective to preserve assets, and risk to any remaining assets justifying intervention prior to final hearing of the winding up application.

Court Disposition

Provisional liquidator appointed to HCafe Chatswood Pty Ltd. First and Second Respondents (Ms Sun and Kee Mew Family Pty Ltd) to pay costs of the application.

Orders

  • ['Mr Nicarson Natkunarajah of Roger & Carson Pty Ltd appointed as provisional liquidator of HCafe Chatswood Pty Ltd' 'First and Second Respondents to pay the costs of this application as agreed or as assessed' 'Orders to be entered forthwith']