Trans Pacific Insurance Corporation (In Liq) v Aradlay Investments Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 755

Trans Pacific Insurance Corporation (In Liq) v Aradlay Investments Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 755

The liquidator is justified in settling the proceedings on the terms proposed, based on the practical assessment of competing risks and commercial outcomes, and approval is appropriate under the Corporations Act provisions cited.

Parties
Plaintiff/applicant: Trans Pacific Insurance Corporation (In Liq); First Defendant/respondent: Aradlay Investments Pty Ltd; Second Defendant/respondent: Triton Pastoral Company Pty Limited; Third Defendant/respondent: Ian Lindsay Douglas; Fourth Defendant/respondent: Gregory John Bunt; Fifth Defendant/respondent: DF Hold Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 June 2016
Procedural Posture
Corporations – Application for Approval by Liquidator / Application for Approval of Settlement by Liquidator
Outcome
Liquidator justified in settling proceedings; approval granted for entering into and performing deeds of settlement.
Legal Topics
Liquidator's Powers, Approval of Settlement, Compromise of Debts
Corporate Insolvency Equity Liquidator's Powers Approval of Settlement Compromise of Debts

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Parties

Trans Pacific Insurance Corporation (In Liq)

Plaintiff/applicant

Aradlay Investments Pty Ltd

First Defendant/respondent

Triton Pastoral Company Pty Limited

Second Defendant/respondent

Ian Lindsay Douglas

Third Defendant/respondent

Gregory John Bunt

Fourth Defendant/respondent

DF Hold Pty Ltd

Fifth Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Corporations – Application for Approval by Liquidator / Application for Approval of Settlement by Liquidator

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the liquidator is justified in settling proceedings on the terms proposed
  2. 2 Whether court approval should be given under ss 477(2A), 477(2B), and 479(3) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Ratio Decidendi

The liquidator is justified in settling the proceedings on the terms proposed, based on the practical assessment of competing risks and commercial outcomes, and approval is appropriate under the Corporations Act provisions cited.

Court Disposition

Liquidator justified in settling proceedings; approval granted for entering into and performing deeds of settlement.

Orders

  • The liquidator is justified in entering into and performing the Deeds of Settlement attached to the affidavit of Brian Raymond Silvia sworn on 3 June 2016 and procuring the plaintiff to do so.
  • The liquidator has approval of the Court to compromise debts in accordance with the Deeds, and to enter into the Deeds notwithstanding that obligations under it may be discharged by performance more than three months after entry.