Natural & Great Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Business Park Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 274

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Natural & Great Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Business Park Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 274 Hearing dates: 28 February 2022 Decision date: 28 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Order pursuant to rr 36.15 and 36.16(2)(b) of the UCPR, and the Court's inherent jurisdiction, that Order 4 made on 10 February 2022 be set aside. 2. Order that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of this notice of motion and the proceedings to date on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: EQUITY — Equitable remedies — Ex parte interlocutory injunctions — Where applicant failed to disclose material facts — Whether culpable non-disclosure Legislation Cited: Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2018 (NSW), Schedule 5, cl 8 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 129 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 9.36, 9.37, 9.46 Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Amendment Regulation 2021 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 36.15, 36.16(2)(b) Cases Cited: AAMAC Warehousing and Transport Pty Ltd v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 970 ACR Trading Pty Ltd v Fat-Sel Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 67 Berg Engineering Pty Ltd v Tivity Solutions Pty Ltd [2019] QSC 68 Brink's Mat Ltd v Elcombe [1988] 1 WLR 1350; [1988] 3 All ER 188 Celanese Canada Inc v Murray Demolition Corp [2006] 2 SCR 189; [2006] SCC 36 Columbia Picture Industries Inc v Robinson [1987] Ch 38 Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Garrard (t/as Arthur Anderson & Co) v Email Furniture Pty Ltd (1993) 32 NSWLR 662 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Lake Macquarie Conveyancing Pty Ltd v Carr [2021] NSWSC 1295 Lazard Brothers & Co v Midland Bank Ltd [1933] AC 289 Orpen v Tarantello [2009] VSC 143 Palaris Mining Pty Ltd v Short [2012] QSC 224 Savcor Pty Ltd v Cathodic Protection International APS (2005) 12 VR 639; [2005] VSCA 213 Showcase Realty Pty Ltd v Circosta [2021] NSWSC 355 Sky Shine Pty Ltd v Lenjade Pty Ltd (2001) NSW ConvR 55-974; [2001] NSWSC 56 Surefire Holdings Pty Ltd v Oxley Sportsdrome Pty Ltd [2001] QSC 85 Thomas A Edison Ltd v Bullock (1912) 15 CLR 679; [1912] HCA 72 Vinod Chopra Films Private Ltd v John Doe [2010] FC 387 Walter Rau Neusser Oel Und Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 955 Warringah Shire Council v Sedevcic (1987) 10 NSWLR 335 Texts Cited: Spry, The Principles of Equitable Remedies: Specific Performance, Injunctions, Rectification and Equitable Damages (6th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, 2001) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Natural & Great Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Lane Cove Business Park Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: H W Somervillle (Plaintiff) MK Condon SC with Ms J Reid (Defendant)