China Insurance Group Finance Company Ltd v Kingston [2020] NSWSC 1273

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: China Insurance Group Finance Company Ltd v Kingston [2020] NSWSC 1273 Hearing dates: 11 and 16 September 2020 Date of orders: 17 September 2020 Decision date: 17 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Application for freezing order dismissed Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – injunctions – freezing order – whether plaintiff demonstrated defendant's conduct in relation to past dealings showed his probity could not be relied on Legislation Cited: Corporation Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Axis Medical & Rehabilitation Pty Ltd (as trustee for Axis Trust t/a Astir Australia) v Tuantab [2020] NSWSC 486 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 Lepcanfin Pty Ltd v Lepfin Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 155 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 Rinehart v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (2019) 366 ALR 635; [2019] HCA 13 Ross v Internet Wines Pty Ltd (2004) 60 NSWLR 436; [2004] NSWCA 195 Samimi v Seyedabadi; Seyedabadi v Samimi [2013] NSWCA 279 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, M J Leeming, Jacobs Law of Trusts, (8th Ed, 2016, LexisNexis Butterworths) at [21-04] Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: China Insurance Group Finance Company Ltd (Plaintiff) Phillip James Kingston (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S H Hartford Davis (Plaintiff) C Moller (Defendant)