Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Curtis v NID Pty Limited [2010] FCA 1072 Citation: Curtis v NID Pty Limited [2010] FCA 1072
Parties: MATTHEW CURTIS v NID PTY LIMITED (ACN 000 248 475), H & R HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED (ACN 000 248 493), ESTHER FAERBER, RUTH FAERBER, HANS FAERBER and DAVID FAERBER
File number: NSD 32 of 2010
Judge: EDMONDS J
Date of judgment: 5 October 2010
Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – O 25A r 6 Federal Court Rules (Cth) and s 23 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – freezing orders – whether the Court should grant the applicant's freezing orders where the only evidence is the potential sale of real property, the payment of a dividend and the encumbrance of personal property. Held: None of the alleged conduct by the respondents could lead to the conclusion that there was any real risk or danger that the respondents would dissipate their assets or diminish their value.
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 23 Federal Court Rules (Cth) O 25A rr 5, 6
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57applied Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618 cited Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380considered Davis v Turning Properties Pty Ltd (2005) 222 ALR 676 cited Errigal Ltd v Equatorial Mining Ltd [2006] NSWSC 953 cited Finn v Carelli [2007] NSWSC 261 applied Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88cited Hubbard v Vosper [1972] 2 QB 84 cited Khalifeh v Rahme [2009] NSWSC 1332 considered Lifetime Investments Ltd v Commercial (Worldwide) Financial Services Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 226 discussed Ninemia Maritime Corp v Trave Schiffahrtsgesselschaft mbH und Co KG (The Niedersachsen) [1983] Com LR 234 discussed Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 considered Pearce v Waterhouse [1986] VR 603 cited Pure Logistics Pty Ltd v Scott [2007] NSWSC 595 cited Vaughan v Duncan [2007] NSWSC 811 cited Victoria University of Technology v Wilson [2003] VSC 299 cited Westpac Banking Corporation v McArthur [2007] NSWSC 1347 cited Biscoe, PM, Freezing and Search Orders: Mereva and Anton Piller Orders (2nd ed, LexisNexis Butterworths Australia, 2008)
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