› whether other defendants vicariously liable for actions of third defendant
› whether second defendant was a partner in the accountant’s partnership during the relevant period
› whether financial arrangements between second defendant and accountant’s firm constituted partnership
› whether fourth and fifth defendants were part of the partnership
Bankruptcy
› accountant subsequently became bankrupt
› whether accountant released from liability for claims in professional negligence and under Fair Trading Act due to intervening bankruptcy and discharge
› whether Supreme Court has jurisdiction to decide the question
› whether liability in tort and for misleading and deceptive conduct were provable debts in bankruptcy
› s 82 of Bankruptcy Act
Case Details
Citation[2016] NSWSC 1715
CourtNSWSC
JurisdictionNew South Wales
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