Bruce v Vanmeld [2001] NSWSC 362
There is a genuine dispute regarding the liability under the deed on which the statutory demand was based. The omission to annex a company search to the supporting affidavit is not a defect affecting the validity of the application. No substantial injustice would result from the alleged formal defects in the demand. The demand should be set aside as a genuine dispute exists.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 26 April 2001
- Procedural Posture
- Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand / Judgment
- Outcome
- Statutory demand set aside.
- Legal Topics
- ['statutory Demand' 'genuine Dispute' 'offsetting Claim' 'formal Defects in Demand']
Case Brief
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Procedural Posture
Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether failure to annex a company search to the supporting affidavit invalidates the statutory demand application' 'Whether discrepancies in the statutory demand constitute a defect causing substantial injustice' 'Whether there exists a genuine dispute as to the indebtedness under the deed' 'Whether an offsetting claim has been established']
Ratio Decidendi
There is a genuine dispute regarding the liability under the deed on which the statutory demand was based. The omission to annex a company search to the supporting affidavit is not a defect affecting the validity of the application. No substantial injustice would result from the alleged formal defects in the demand. The demand should be set aside as a genuine dispute exists.
Court Disposition
Statutory demand set aside.
Orders
- ['Orders 1 and 2 made in the application.' 'Exhibits may be returned.']
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