In Grapecorp Management Pty Ltd (in liq) v Grape Exchange Management Euston Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 112, Grape Exchange Management Euston Pty Ltd (Grape Exchange) managed a vineyard for Grapecorp Management Pty Ltd (Grapecorp).
In our October update, we reported on the Court of Appeal decision in Grant v Commissioner of Inland Revenue (see here). The Supreme Court has now declined leave to appeal from that decision.
In Finnerty v Clark the appellants were the sole shareholders and substantial unsecured creditors of St George's Property Services (London) Ltd (St George). The respondents were administrators of St George. The High Court decision was reviewed in our December 2010 insolvency legal update.
When action is taken against a receiver with a right to indemnity from the assets received, that receiver can indemnify himself, even if the action is brought after the receiver has been discharged.
A recent UK High Court decision on the issue of balance sheet insolvency will be of interest in New Zealand, despite the fact that the respective statutory solvency tests differ.