Twigg v Pitcher Partners Holdings Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1043

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Twigg v Pitcher Partners Holdings Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1043 Hearing dates: 29 July 2022; further written submissions 2 August 2022 Decision date: 05 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Application to transfer to the Supreme Court of Victoria refused. First to third defendants' Notice of Motion of 7 June 2022 dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – cross-vesting legislation – plaintiffs seeking equitable compensation for the unrecovered proceeds of sale of the Twigg Group and unrecovered costs of earlier proceedings – whether Supreme Court of Victoria a "more appropriate" forum – whether transfer of proceedings "in the interests of justice" – relevance of commonality of issues to those in earlier proceedings – relevance of exclusive jurisdiction clause – relevance of forthcoming strike out application Legislation Cited: Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Health & Nutrition Association Ltd v Hive Marketing Group Pty Ltd (2019) 99 NSWLR 419; [2019] NSWCA 61 Bankinvest AG v Seabrook (1988) 14 NSWLR 711 BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz (2004) 221 CLR 400; [2004] HCA 61 Freshii Developments LLC v Damjanovic [2021] NSWSC 1530 Joshan v Pizza Pan Group Pty Ltd (2021) 106 NSWLR 104; [2021] NSWCA 219 Twigg v Twigg (No 4); Lambert v Twigg Investments Pty Ltd (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1159 Twigg v Twigg (No 5); Lambert v Twigg Investments Pty Ltd (No 4) [2020] NSWSC 1782 Twigg v Twigg [2022] NSWCA 68 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Diane Twigg (First Plaintiff/Respondent) Twigg Plant Hire Pty Ltd atf The Twigg Family Trust (Second Plaintiff/Respondent) Ipswich Landfill Pty Ltd atf the Ipswich Landfill Trust (Third Plaintiff/Respondent) Brooklyn Landfill & Waste Management Pty Ltd atf the Brooklyn Landfill Trust (Fourth Plaintiff/Respondent) Pitcher Partners Holdings Pty Ltd (First Defendant/Applicant) Pitcher Partners Investment Services Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/Applicant) Pitcher Partners Advisors Proprietary Limited (Third Defendant/Applicant) Maxwell James Twigg (Fourth Defendant) Twigg Co Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M R Elliott SC (Plaintiffs/Respondents) D L Williams SC with J Jaffray (First, Second & Third Defendants/Applicants)