Androvin Pty Ltd and Ors v Figliomeni

(1996) 14 ACLC 1461

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(Judgment by: Franklyn J)

Androvin Pty Ltd and Ors
vFigliomeni

Court:

Judges: Kenndy J

Franklyn JOwen J

Subject References:
Companies
Directors
Liability for debts of company
Reasonable grounds to expect that company not able to pay all its debts
Director absent overseas
Alternate director appointed but taking no part in management of company
Whether debts incurred by other director without express or implied authority of absent director. Corporations Law, s592

Case References:
Byron v Southern Star Group Pty Ltd - (1995) 13 ACLC 301
Coates v Hardwick - (1987) 12 ACLR 657
Group Four Industries Pty Ltd v Brosnan - (1992) 59 SASR 22
Metal Manufacturers Pty Ltd v Lewis - (1988) 13 NSWLR 315
Morley v Statewide Tobacco Services Ltd - [1993] 1 VR 423, 451
Northside Developments Pty Ltd v Registrar-General - (1990) 170 CLR 146
Playcorp Pty Ltd v Shaw - (1993) 11 ACLC 641
Standard Chartered Bank of Australia Ltd v Antico - (1995) 13 ACLC 1381
Capricorn Society Ltd v Linke - (1995) 17 ACSR 101
Gould v Vaggelas - (1985) 157 CLR 215
Heide Pty Ltd v Lester - (1990) 3 ACSR 159
Jeffree v National Companies and Securities Commission - [1990] WAR 183
Lackersteen v Jones (No 2) - (1988) 93 FLR 442
Neville Smith Timber Industries Pty Ltd v Lennan - unreported SCt of Qld (MacKenzie J) No 1801 of 1995 11 August 1995
re New World Alliance Pty Ltd - (1994) 122 ALR 531

Hearing date: 21 December 1995
Judgment date: 9 August 1996

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Judgment by:
Franklyn J

I have had the advantage of reading the reasons for judgment of Owen J. I agree with those reasons and have nothing to add.