In the matter of Martha Cove Marina Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2015] NSWSC 2049

In the matter of Martha Cove Marina Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2015] NSWSC 2049

Leave should be granted to the liquidator to enter into the litigation funding deed and engage solicitors, as the pursuit of proposed proceedings offers distinct benefits for creditors over an expeditious winding up and there is no opposition from creditors.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 April 2015
Procedural Posture
Corporations Application / Application for Leave Under S 477(2 B) Corporations Act 2001
Outcome
Leave granted
Legal Topics
["liquidator's Powers" 'litigation Funding' 'winding Up' 'application for Leave to Enter Litigation Funding Agreement']

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Procedural Posture

Corporations Application / Application for Leave Under S 477(2 B) Corporations Act 2001

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to the liquidator under s 477(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001 to enter into a litigation funding agreement and engage solicitors']

Ratio Decidendi

Leave should be granted to the liquidator to enter into the litigation funding deed and engage solicitors, as the pursuit of proposed proceedings offers distinct benefits for creditors over an expeditious winding up and there is no opposition from creditors.

Court Disposition

Leave granted

Orders

  • ['Pursuant to Corporations Act, s 477(2B), the first plaintiff be granted leave to enter into the litigation funding deed and to engage Squire Patton Boggs, solicitors, for the plaintiff.' "The affidavit of Andrew Hugh Jemmer Wily sworn 7 April 2015 be placed in a sealed envelope on the Court file marked 'not to be...