Aveo Group Limited v State Street Australia Ltd in its capacity as Custodian for Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd (Trustee) [2016] FCAFC 81

Aveo Group Limited v State Street Australia Ltd in its capacity as Custodian for Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd (Trustee) [2016] FCAFC 81

Securityholders, under cl 4.2 of the Securityholders Deed and relevant statutory powers, may call meetings and propose resolutions to remove the Advisor as required by cl 13.3(a)(vii) of the Advisory Services Deed; a super majority resolution satisfies the threshold for a special resolution under the Corporations Act; therefore, the appeal fails.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 June 2016
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
['stapled Entities' 'management Powers' 'securityholder Meetings' 'interpretation of Constitutive Documents' 'declaratory Relief']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

  1. 1 ['Whether securityholders may call meetings to propose super majority resolutions for removal of the Advisor under the Advisory Services Deed' 'Whether a super majority resolution constitutes a special resolution within the meaning of the Corporations Act']

Ratio Decidendi

Securityholders, under cl 4.2 of the Securityholders Deed and relevant statutory powers, may call meetings and propose resolutions to remove the Advisor as required by cl 13.3(a)(vii) of the Advisory Services Deed; a super majority resolution satisfies the threshold for a special resolution under the Corporations Act; therefore, the appeal fails.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs

Orders

  • ['The appeal be dismissed with costs']