An affidavit supporting an application to set aside a statutory demand may satisfy the requirement to promote the company's case by annexing a court judgment that outlines the nature of the dispute, even if the body of the affidavit does not itself detail the dispute. The omission from the accompanying affidavit of a statement that the deponent believes there is no genuine dispute about the debt is a fundamental failure that gives rise to substantial injustice, particularly where the parties are already engaged in arbitration over complex issues, warranting setting aside the demand under s 459J(1)(b).
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