Hunter, in the matter of; ex parte Acmil Industries Pty Limited formerly F & T Building Products Pty Limited [1981] FCA 288
Claims for solicitor's travelling time are not allowable in taxation of bankruptcy costs; the application for review fails for the same reasons as in the matter of Dacey.
- Parties
- Debtor: James Hunter; Petitioning Creditor: ACMIL Industries Pty. Limited formerly F. & T. Building Products Pty. Limited (wrongly called F. & T. Building Products Limited trading as PGH Cermatics)
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 01 May 1981
- Procedural Posture
- Application to Review Registrar's Decision / Appeal From Deputy Registrar
- Outcome
- application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Taxation of Costs, Travelling Time Claim
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Parties
James Hunter
Debtor
ACMIL Industries Pty. Limited formerly F. & T. Building Products Pty. Limited (wrongly called F. & T. Building Products Limited trading as PGH Cermatics)
Petitioning Creditor
Procedural Posture
Application to Review Registrar's Decision / Appeal From Deputy Registrar
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether claims for solicitor's travelling time should be allowed on taxation of bill of costs
Ratio Decidendi
Claims for solicitor's travelling time are not allowable in taxation of bankruptcy costs; the application for review fails for the same reasons as in the matter of Dacey.
Court Disposition
application dismissed
Orders
- The application be dismissed
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