[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.
[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.
[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.
Consideration
[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.
[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.
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Vlad v Lopez (No.2) [2017] FCCA 2032
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[2017] FCCA 2032
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In *Vlad v Lopez (No.2)*, the applicant, Vlad, sought an extension of time to seek a review of a Registrar's decision to issue a sequestration order against him. Lopez was the respondent. The core of the dispute concerned Vlad's ability to challenge the sequestration order after the statutory time limit had expired.
The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant Vlad an extension of time to file an application for review of the Registrar's sequestration order. This required the Court to consider the relevant factors for granting such an extension in bankruptcy proceedings, as well as the separate, but related, question of whether the sequestration order should be annulled.
Judge Antoni Lucev considered the principles governing applications for extensions of time in bankruptcy, which include the applicant's prospects of success on the review, the reasons for the delay, and the prejudice to the respondent. The Court noted that while the applicant had a strong arguable case for annulment, the delay in seeking review was significant and unexplained. Ultimately, the Court found that the prejudice to the respondent, Lopez, outweighed the applicant's prospects of success, and therefore declined to grant the extension of time. Consequently, the application for annulment was dismissed.