In the matter of One Pro Investment Group Pty Ltd

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[2025] NSWSC 108

26 February 2025


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In the matter of One Pro Investment Group Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 108 [2025] NSWSC 108 26 February 2025

CaseChat Overview and Summary

One Pro Investment Group Pty Ltd (the Applicant) sought to set aside a statutory demand served by various defendants (the Respondents). The dispute was before the Federal Court of Australia. The Applicant argued that the statutory demand was invalid because there was a genuine dispute about the existence or amount of the debt, and because the demands were based on claims in restitution for mistake or failure of consideration in circumstances where there were no dealings or discussions between the parties.

The court had to decide whether the Applicant's claims about the lack of dealings or discussions between the parties, and the absence of a genuine dispute about the existence or amount of the debt, were sufficient to set aside the statutory demands. The court also had to determine whether the factual and legal matters on which the statutory demands were based were the subject of another proceeding pending in this Court.

The court found that the Applicant's claims about the lack of dealings or discussions between the parties were not sufficient to set aside the statutory demands. The court held that the statutory demands were based on valid claims in restitution, and that there was a genuine dispute about the existence or amount of the debt. The court also found that the factual and legal matters on which the statutory demands were based were not the subject of another proceeding pending in this Court. The court dismissed the application to set aside the statutory demands.

The court did not make any further orders.
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Areas of Law

  • Corporate Law & Governance

Legal Concepts

  • Statutory Demand

  • Set Aside

  • Corporate Debts

  • Fiduciary Duty

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