By Dan Star QC -
Key decisions
- Aurora Funds Management Ltd v Australian Government Takeovers Panel (Judicial Review) [2020] FCA 496
- Jadwan Pty Ltd v Rae & Partners (A Firm) [2020] FCAFC 62
- Houston v State of New South Wales [2020] FCA 502
- Evans v Davantage Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 473
Administrative law and corporations law
Judicial review of decision of Australian Government Takeovers Panel – allegation of apprehended bias against president of the Panel
In Aurora Funds Management Ltd v Australian Government Takeovers Panel (Judicial Review) [2020] FCA 496 (17 April 2020) the Court dismissed an application for judicial review of a decision of the Australian Government Takeovers Panel (‘Panel’). The applicant had sought judicial review of the Panel’s finding that the applicant and another listed entity (Keybridge Capital Ltd (‘Keybridge’)) were ‘associates’ within the meaning of s 12(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and its determination that there were unacceptable circumstances under s 657A of the Corporations Act 2001.