Moustapha v Nelson (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1263

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Moustapha v Nelson (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1263 Hearing dates: 18 and 19 August 2020; further written evidence and submissions ending 26 August 2020 Date of orders: 18 September 2020 Decision date: 18 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Parker J Decision: See [101]-[103] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – subpoenas – to produce documents or things – application for freezing order – bank records concerning proceeds of sale of defendant's real estate – fishing expedition CIVIL PROCEDURE – interim preservation – freezing orders – defendant sells real estate during prolonged litigation – defendant a natural person resident in Australia – insufficient risk of dissipation – costs – whether separate from general costs of proceedings – second unsuccessful application – order for payment of fixed sum on account Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 75 Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), ss 10, 92 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 25.3, 25.11 Cases Cited: Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 1 Hancock v Rinehart (Lump sum costs) [2015] NSWSC 1640 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 Portal Software International Ltd v Bodsworth [2005] NSWSC 1115 Sturesteps v Khoury [2019] NSWSC 943 Suzhou Haishun Investment Management Co Ltd v Yue'e Zhao (Ruling No 2) [2018] VSC 144 Texts Cited: Biscoe, P, Freezing and Search Orders: Mareva and Anton Piller Orders (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2nd ed, 2008) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Fouad Ahmad Moustapha (First Plaintiff/ First Cross-Defendant) Overlook Tiles Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) Katie Nelson (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Representation: Counsel: N Obrart (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) S Sykes (Defendant/Cross-Claimant)