SGIC Insurance Limited v Insurance Australia Limited [2004] FCA 1492

SGIC Insurance Limited v Insurance Australia Limited [2004] FCA 1492

The Court was satisfied that the proposed internal reconstruction schemes could proceed as members' schemes, that meetings could be held despite each scheme company having only one member, and that the period of notice should be shortened; orders were therefore made convening the scheme meetings in accordance with the short minutes of order.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
12 November 2004
Procedural Posture
Application Under S 411(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (cth) to Convene Meetings for Approval of Schemes of Arrangement Proposed Between Each Plaintiff and Its Members / Application to Convene Scheme Meetings; Orders Made
Outcome
Orders made in accordance with the Short Minutes of Order dated 12 November 2004.
Legal Topics
['schemes of Arrangement' "members' Schemes" "creditors' Schemes" 'internal Reconstruction' 'scheme Meeting Notice' 'single Member Scheme Meetings']
['corporations Law' 'insurance'] ['schemes of Arrangement' "members' Schemes" "creditors' Schemes" 'internal Reconstruction' 'scheme Meeting Notice' 'single Member Scheme Meetings']

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Procedural Posture

Application Under S 411(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (cth) to Convene Meetings for Approval of Schemes of Arrangement Proposed Between Each Plaintiff and Its Members / Application to Convene Scheme Meetings; Orders Made

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the proposed schemes needed to be creditors' schemes because assets and liabilities would be transferred to Insurance Australia Limited" 'Whether a scheme meeting may be constituted by a single member' 'Whether it was appropriate to shorten the period of notice for the scheme meetings']

Ratio Decidendi

The Court was satisfied that the proposed internal reconstruction schemes could proceed as members' schemes, that meetings could be held despite each scheme company having only one member, and that the period of notice should be shortened; orders were therefore made convening the scheme meetings in accordance with the short minutes of order.

Court Disposition

Orders made in accordance with the Short Minutes of Order dated 12 November 2004.

Orders

  • ['Orders be made in accordance with the Short Minutes of Order dated 12 November 2004.' 'Orders in terms of [1] to [9] of the short minutes of order dated 12 November 2004 were made.']