M-H Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd t/as LMF Earthmoving v Rolfe [2022] NSWSC 880

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: M-H Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd t/as LMF Earthmoving v Rolfe [2022] NSWSC 880 Hearing dates: 22 June 2022 Date of orders: 1 July 2022 Decision date: 01 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Dhanji J Decision: See orders at [35] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – interim preservation – appointment of interim receiver – serious question to be tried – balance of convenience – valuation Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 420 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 67 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 26.3 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199; [2001] HCA 63 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57; [2006] HCA 46 Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148; [1986] HCA 58 Cordon Investments Pty Ltd v Lesdor Properties Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1006 Fitz-gibbon v Khoury (Supreme Court (NSW), Powell J, 1 March 1985, unrep) Hall v Foster [2012] NSWSC 974 In the matter of Glenvine Pty Limited (in liq) [2020] NSWSC 866 Liquor National Wholesale Pty Ltd v The Redrock Co Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 392 Phelan v Ambridge Corp Pty Ltd (2005) 55 ACSR 136; [2005] NSWSC 875 Sengthong v Lao Buddhist Society of NSW Incorporated [2016] NSWSC 1408 Smethurst v Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police [2020] HCA 14; (2020) 94 ALJR 502 Tate v Barry (1928) 28 SR (NSW) 380 Category: Principal judgment Parties: M-H Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd trading as LMF Earthmoving (First Plaintiff) Stephen Michael Rolfe (Second Plaintiff) Michael John Rolfe (First Defendant) Leetecia Yvonne Rolfe (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A J Munro (First and Second Plaintiff)