Lee v AMP Limited & Anor

[2007] HCATrans 516

[2007] HCATrans 516

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  No C1 of 2007

B e t w e e n -

FAN LEE

Applicant

and

AMP LIMITED and ANDREW MOHL

Respondents

Application for special leave to appeal

Publication of reasons and pronouncement of orders

GUMMOW J
HEYDON J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2007, AT 9.03 AM

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GUMMOW J:   The applicant is a former shareholder in the first respondent.  The second respondent was sued as the Chief Executive Officer of the first respondent at the material time.

The applicant commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory seeking an order that she be permitted to inspect the first respondent's books and an order that the second respondent be disqualified.  Master Harper entered summary judgment for the respondents on the ground that the applicant had no standing and that there were no grounds for the relief sought.  The Court of Appeal agreed, and dismissed an appeal. 

The applicant's special leave application, draft notice of appeal and summary of argument are embarrassing in a technical sense.  They disclose no arguable ground on which an appeal might succeed were leave to be granted.  The application must be dismissed.

Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application for special leave.  I publish the disposition signed by Justice Heydon and myself.

AT 9.05 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED