Cavar v Heckenburg Group Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2022] FCA 1333

The Federal Court has no power to hear or determine the application for leave to appeal without leave having first been obtained to proceed against the respondent company in liquidation, pursuant to s 471B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 08 November 2022
Procedural Posture: Application for Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal From Dismissal of Default Judgment Application
Outcome: Proceedings stayed under s 471B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
Legal Topics: ['statutory Stay of Proceedings' 'leave to Proceed Against Company in Liquidation' 'abuse of Process' 'misleading or Deceptive Conduct']

['corporations Law' 'consumer Law'] ['statutory Stay of Proceedings' 'leave to Proceed Against Company in Liquidation' 'abuse of Process' 'misleading or Deceptive Conduct']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal / Application for Leave to Appeal From Dismissal of Default Judgment Application

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether proceedings can continue against a company in liquidation without leave of the Court under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 471B or s 500(2)' 'Whether the underlying claim under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) exempts the applicant from seeking leave' 'Whether the proceedings should be stayed pursuant to s 471B']

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Proceedings stayed under s 471B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Orders

['The proceeding is stayed in accordance with s 471B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).']