Hunter, in the matter of; ex parte Acmil Industries Pty Limited formerly F & T Building Products Pty Limited [1981] FCA 288

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

  1. 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