Jaken Properties Australia Pty Limited v Naaman [2020] NSWSC 1554

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jaken Properties Australia Pty Limited v Naaman [2020] NSWSC 1554 Hearing dates: 2 November 2020 Date of orders: 3 November 2020 Decision date: 03 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Rees J Decision: Interlocutory injunctions against cross defendants; Mareva orders against third parties. Catchwords: MAREVA INJUNCTION – suggested breach of 2014 freezing order – parties said to hold $3.6M on trust as consequence – 2016 judgment unpaid – suggested efforts over many years to frustrate judgment – third proceedings listed for hearing – suggested further dissipation of $14M to third parties – multiple changes to trust – not necessary to join third parties to get Mareva – principles at [39]-[48] – serious question to be tried – balance of convenience – trial imminent – Mareva of short duration – no evidence of prejudice. Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 37A Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57; [2006] HCA 46 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618; [1968] HCA 1 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (2019) 368 ALR 390; [2019] HCA 20 Channel Tunnel Group Ltd v Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd [1993] AC 334 Deputy Cmr of Taxation v Hua Wang Bank Berhad (No 3) [2012] FCA 594 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Chemical Trustee Ltd (No 4) (2012) 90 ATR 711; [2012] FCA 1064 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1; [2010] HCA 19 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd [2016] WASCA 105 Naaman v Sleiman [2014] NSWSC 1869 Naaman v Sleiman [2015] NSWCA 259 Ninemia Maritime Corp v Trave Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG [1984] 1 All ER 398 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 Warner-Lambert Co LCC v Apotex Pty Ltd (2014) 311 ALR 632; [2014] FCAFC 59 Texts Cited: Peter Biscoe QC, Mareva and Anton Piller Orders (2005, LexisNexis Butterworths Australia) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jaken Properties Australia Pty Limited (Plaintiff/First cross-defendant) Anthony Naaman (Defendant/Cross-claimant) Peter Sleiman (Second cross-defendant) Tony Sleiman (Third cross-defendant) Superior Family Investments Pty Ltd (Fourth cross-defendant) O'Malley's Hotel Pty Ltd (Fifth cross-defendant) PSJK Holdings Pty Ltd (Sixth cross-defendant) Powerhouse Corporation Pty Ltd (Seventh cross-defendant)