Re Smith, Peter Michael Ex Parte Abbotts Accountants Advisory Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 447

Re Smith, Peter Michael Ex Parte Abbotts Accountants Advisory Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 447

The debtor's financial position and the evidence did not indicate solvency, and no sufficient doubt was cast on the indebtedness arising from the judgment debt. As a result, the act of bankruptcy was established and orders for sequestration were appropriate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 April 1997
Procedural Posture
Bankruptcy Petition / Judgment on Petition
Outcome
petition granted
Legal Topics
['sequestration of Estate' 'act of Bankruptcy' 'challenge to Judgment Debt']
['bankruptcy'] ['sequestration of Estate' 'act of Bankruptcy' 'challenge to Judgment Debt']

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Procedural Posture

Bankruptcy Petition / Judgment on Petition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['whether the debtor, Peter Michael Smith, is insolvent' 'whether the court should go behind the judgment debt upon which the bankruptcy notice was based']

Ratio Decidendi

The debtor's financial position and the evidence did not indicate solvency, and no sufficient doubt was cast on the indebtedness arising from the judgment debt. As a result, the act of bankruptcy was established and orders for sequestration were appropriate.

Court Disposition

petition granted

Orders

  • ['sequestration order made in accordance with the short minutes of order' 'exhibits to be returned to Mr Smith']