Litigation funding of an administrator of an insolvent company can be lawfully provided, and it should not be assumed that administrators will enter into an unlawful champertous arrangement. The purpose of assessing the strength of a cause of action is a proper purpose for an examination under s 596B of the Corporations Act, and the incidental circumstance that information obtained may also be submitted to a litigation funder does not make the purpose improper or constitute an abuse of process.
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