Fitzgerald v Fitzgerald [2020] FCA 1445

Fitzgerald v Fitzgerald [2020] FCA 1445

The material sought to be introduced was not so material that the interests of justice required its admission, nor would it most probably affect the result of the substantive application, especially given that no stay of execution or leave to appeal had been obtained concerning the cost certificate underpinning the bankruptcy notice.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 September 2020
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Decision on Application for Leave to File and Rely Upon Affidavits After Decision Reserved
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
['affidavits' 'bankruptcy Notice' 'application to Reopen Case']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Decision on Application for Leave to File and Rely Upon Affidavits After Decision Reserved

  1. 1 ['Whether leave should be granted to file and rely upon affidavits after decision reserved' 'Whether affidavits are sufficiently material to warrant reopening the case' 'Impact of steps taken to challenge cost assessment underlying bankruptcy notice']

Ratio Decidendi

The material sought to be introduced was not so material that the interests of justice required its admission, nor would it most probably affect the result of the substantive application, especially given that no stay of execution or leave to appeal had been obtained concerning the cost certificate underpinning the bankruptcy notice.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • ["The applicant's interlocutory application filed 17 July 2020 is dismissed." 'Costs are reserved.']