Brancatisano v Brancatisano [2014] FCA 1424
The applicant did not satisfy the court, on the affidavit material and the 12 December 2014 letter, that she had a counterclaim, set-off or cross-demand equalling or exceeding the judgment debt; the material amounted only to general assertions and did not establish a claim likely to succeed or having any prospect of success. The application therefore had to be dismissed.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 15 December 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Bankruptcy Application to Set Aside a Bankruptcy Notice / Final Hearing; Application Dismissed
- Outcome
- Application dismissed.
- Legal Topics
- ['bankruptcy Notice' 'counterclaim, Set Off or Cross Demand' 'judgment Debt' 'costs Order']
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Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Application to Set Aside a Bankruptcy Notice / Final Hearing; Application Dismissed
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the bankruptcy notice should be set aside on the basis of a counterclaim, set-off or cross-demand equalling or exceeding the judgment debt.' "Whether the applicant's material established claims likely to succeed or having any prospect of success."]
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant did not satisfy the court, on the affidavit material and the 12 December 2014 letter, that she had a counterclaim, set-off or cross-demand equalling or exceeding the judgment debt; the material amounted only to general assertions and did not establish a claim likely to succeed or having any prospect of success. The application therefore had to be dismissed.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed.
Orders
- ['The application be dismissed.' 'The applicant pay the costs of the respondent.']
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