Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
LFDB v SM [2015] FCA 725 Citation: LFDB v SM [2015] FCA 725
Parties: LFDB, DBA(AU), DBA(AU) AS TRUSTEE FOR DBP Trust, BWP and SE v SM LFDB, DBA(AU), DBA(AU) AS TRUSTEE FOR DBP Trust, BWP and SE v SM
File numbers: NSD 353 of 2015 NSD 354 of 2015
Judge: GLEESON J
Date of judgment: 20 July 2015
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – applications to set aside registration of freezing orders made by the High Court of New Zealand – whether enforcement of judgments would be contrary to public policy in Australia – whether freezing orders are "registrable NZ judgments" – whether freezing orders are "final and conclusive" judgments – whether freezing orders are orders that, if contravened, would make the first applicant liable to conviction for an offence – whether orders were made in proceedings in rem the subject matter of which was movable property not situated in New Zealand – Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth), s 72
Legislation: Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 34.74 Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth) Judicature Act 1908 (NZ), Sch 2 Property (Relationships) Act 1976 (NZ) Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Cth), ss 4, 65, 66, 68, 72
Cases cited: Adams v Cape Industries Plc [1990] 1 Ch 433 Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spolka Akcyjna v Opara [2010] QSC 93; (2010) 238 FLR 309 Beidenhope v Cantanor [2011] Fam CA 669 Bouton v Labiche (1994) 33 NSWLR 225 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keeler Ltd [1970] Ch 506 Chen v Tan [2012] Fam CA 225 CIBC Mellon Trust Co v Stolzenberg [2003] EWHC 13 CIBC Mellon Trust Co v Stolzenberg [2004] EWCA Civ 827 Gambazzi v Daimler-Chysler Canada Inc [2010] 3 WLR 1 International Finance Trust Co Ltd v NSW Crime Commission [2009] HCA 49; (2009) 240 CLR 319 Jenton Overseas Investment Pty Ltd v Townsing [2008] VSC 470; (2008) 21 VR 241 LFDB v SM [2013] NZCA 456 LFDB v SM [2013] NZCA 481 LFDB v SM [2014] NZSC 168 LFDB v SM [2014] NZSC 197 Linprint Pty Ltd v Hexham Textiles Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 508 O'Keefe v Calwell [1949] HCA 6; (1949) 77 CLR 261 Pemberton v Hughes [1899] 1 Ch 781 QSC 93; (2010) 238 FLR 309 Schnabel v Lui [2002] NSWSC 15; (2002) 56 NSWLR 119 Siemer v Solicitor-General [2010] 3 NZLR 767 SM v LFDB [2012] NZHC 1152 SM v LFDB [2013] NZHC 1056 SM v LFDB [2013] NZHC 2670 SM v LFDB [2013] NZHC 3105 SM v LFDB [2014] NZCA 326 SM v LFDB [2014] NZCA 326; [2014] 3 NZLR 494 SM v LFDB [2015] NZHC 1217 The Siskina [1979] AC 210 WEA Records Ltd v Visions Channel 4 Ltd [1983] 1 WLR 721 Yang v Chen (No 5) [2011] NZHC 1492
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