Whisson & Anor v Eastland Technology Australia Ltd

[2004] WASCA 272

Western Australia Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Corporations
2. › Statutory demand
3. › Application to set aside
4. › Genuine dispute
5. › Whether issue estoppel created by prior judgment
6. › Whether prior judgment determined amount of debt
7. › Corporations Law, s 459E
1. Corporations
2. › Statutory demand
3. › Application to set aside
4. › Validity of application
5. › Dating error in application
6. › Whether jurisdictional defect
7. › Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 459G
1. Estoppel
2. › Anshun estoppel
3. › Estoppel by omission
4. › Whether failure to raise arguments in earlier statutory demand proceedings creates estoppel in subsequent proceedings
5. › Whether unreasonable not to raise defence in first proceeding
1. Estoppel
2. › Issue estoppel
3. › Whether judgment creating declaration but not determining quantum creates issue estoppel as to amount of debt

Quick Take

A judgment that finds breach of a contractual obligation but does not determine the quantum of the obligation does not create an issue estoppel as to the amount owing. In statutory demand proceedings, a party is not estopped by the Anshun principle from raising arguments not advanced in earlier proceedings concerning a different statutory demand, where it was reasonable not to raise those arguments at the earlier stage.