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Liquidator’s default judgment dismissed to avoid risk of inconsistent findings

In the matter of Bleecker Property Group Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) [2023] NSWSC 1071, appears to be the first published case that considers the question of whether an order can be made under section 588FF(1)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) by way of default judgment against one defendant where there are multiple defendants in the proceedings.

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Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Liquidation, Corporations Act 2001 (Australia)
Court grants limited intervention in Liquidator’s funding approval applications

This week’s TGIF considers Hundy (liquidator), in the matter of 3 Property Group 13 Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2022] FCA 1216, in which the Federal Court of Australia granted leave under rule 2.13(1) of the Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth) (FCCR) for intervening parties to be h

Australia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Corporations Act 2001 (Australia), Federal Court of Australia
NCLAT settles the issue of the applicability of the Limitation Act to insolvency applications under the insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT) on 7 November 2017 passed a judgment in the case of M/s Speculum Plast Private Limited v. PTC Techno Private Limited, putting to rest the question of the applicability of the Limitation Act, 1963 (Limitation Act) to the corporate insolvency resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The present judgment comes in the wake of the decision of the NCLAT in Neelkanth Township and Construction Pvt. Ltd.

India, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Khaitan & Co, Bankruptcy, Supreme Court of India