Connelly (liquidator), in the matter of CIMC Rolling Stock Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) v One Rail Australia (FLA) Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 946

Connelly (liquidator), in the matter of CIMC Rolling Stock Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) v One Rail Australia (FLA) Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 946

The Court proceeded on the basis that leave under s 500(2) was required and granted leave nunc pro tunc because Freightliner had an arguable cause of action, the cross-claim involved allegations that would be difficult to accommodate in the proof of debt process, the claim was not complex, the cross-claim was derivative of the liquidators' claim and overlapped with it to some extent, the liquidators were already engaged in the main proceeding, and no respondent party opposed the grant of leave.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 August 2021
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Proceed Against a Company in Liquidation Pursuant to S 500(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (cth) / Interlocutory Application Filed 2 August 2021; Leave Sought Nunc Pro Tunc to Prosecute a Cross Claim
Outcome
Leave granted pursuant to s 500(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), nunc pro tunc, for the Cross-Claimant to proceed against the First Cross-Defendant; costs of the interlocutory application to be costs in the cause.
Legal Topics
["creditors' Voluntary Liquidation" 'leave to Proceed Against Company in Liquidation' 'cross Claim' 'unfair Preference' 'uncommercial Transaction' 'statutory Set Off' 'misleading or Deceptive Conduct']
['corporations Law' 'corporate Insolvency' 'civil Procedure'] ["creditors' Voluntary Liquidation" 'leave to Proceed Against Company in Liquidation' 'cross Claim' 'unfair Preference' 'uncommercial Transaction' 'statutory Set Off' 'misleading or Deceptive Conduct']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Proceed Against a Company in Liquidation Pursuant to S 500(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (cth) / Interlocutory Application Filed 2 August 2021; Leave Sought Nunc Pro Tunc to Prosecute a Cross Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Cross-Claimant required leave under s 500(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to proceed against CIMC, a company in liquidation.' 'Whether the Court should exercise its discretion to grant leave nunc pro tunc for the Cross-Claimant to proceed against the First Cross-Defendant.' 'Whether costs of the interlocutory application should be awarded or be costs in the cause.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court proceeded on the basis that leave under s 500(2) was required and granted leave nunc pro tunc because Freightliner had an arguable cause of action, the cross-claim involved allegations that would be difficult to accommodate in the proof of debt process, the claim was not complex, the cross-claim was derivative of the liquidators' claim and overlapped with it to some extent, the liquidators were already engaged in the main proceeding, and no respondent party opposed the grant of leave.

Court Disposition

Leave granted pursuant to s 500(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), nunc pro tunc, for the Cross-Claimant to proceed against the First Cross-Defendant; costs of the interlocutory application to be costs in the cause.

Orders

  • ['Pursuant to s 500(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Cross-Claimant be granted leave nunc pro tunc to proceed against the First Cross-Defendant.' "The Cross-Claimant's and First Cross-Defendant's costs of the interlocutory application filed 2 August 2021 be those parties' costs in the cause." "By 4:00 pm...