Blackadder v McQuinn & Ors (No.2)

[2017] NTSC 57

Supreme Court of the Northern Territory

Built by Barristers,
For Australian Law.

1. PROCEDURE - COSTS - Proceedings brought to determine the validity of appointment of voluntary administrator of a company
2. › Where the court declared that the appointment was invalid
3. › Duties of purported administrator to question the validity of the appointment - Administrators did not breach any relevant duty - Administrators are entitled to remuneration and costs.
1. Procedure
2. › COSTS
3. › Remuneration - External administrator invalidly appointed is entitled to make a claim for remuneration on a quantum meruit basis
4. › Administrators put their claim for remuneration on the basis of an implied request
1. Procedure
2. › COSTS
3. › Costs of interlocutory process in proceedings concerning validity of appointment of voluntary administrators
4. › Voluntary administrators and their lawyers complied with their duties - entitled to costs of interlocutory process.
1. Corporations
2. › Administration
3. › Voluntary administrators
4. › Equitable lien
5. › Administrators entitled to lien to secure any reasonable remuneration, costs and disbursements incurred by them in their capacity as purported voluntary administrators.

Citation[2017] NTSC 57

CourtNTSC

JurisdictionNorthern Territory

The full text is available to signed-in members, including the 4 later cases that cite this judgment.

Already have an account? Sign in