Cannane v J Cannane Pty Ltd (In liq)

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIABRENNAN CJ,GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW AND KIRBY JJDENISE MARY CANNANE & ANOR  APPELLANTSJ CANNANE PTY LIMITED(In Liquidation) & ANOR  RESPONDENTSCannane v Cannane Pty Limited;Cannane v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy as Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Cannane(S215-1996) [1998] HCA 267 April 1998ORDERAppeal allowed with costs.Orders of the Full Court of the Federal Court set aside and in lieu thereof order that the appeals to that Court be allowed with costs, the Orders of Tamberlin J be set aside and in lieu thereof order that the present respondents' application for relief under s 565 of the Corporations Law be dismissed with costs.On appeal from the Federal Court of AustraliaRepresentation:D M J Bennett QC with S J McMillan for the appellants (instructed by Ferrier & Associates)P G Hely QC with J W J Stevenson for the respondents (instructed by Mallesons Stephen Jaques)Notice:  This copy of the Court’s Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIABRENNAN CJ,GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW AND KIRBY JJANDREW VINCENT CANNANE & ANOR  APPELLANTSOFFICIAL TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCYAS TRUSTEE OF THE BANKRUPT ESTATEOF JOHN VINCENT CANNANE  RESPONDENT7 April 1998S216/1996ORDERAppeal allowed with costs.Orders of the Full Court of the Federal Court set aside and in lieu thereof order that the appeals to that Court be allowed with costs, the Orders of Tamberlin J be set aside and in lieu thereof order that the present respondent's application for relief under ss 120 and 121 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth)...