NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Applications of CHEP Australia Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1145 Hearing dates: 24 – 25 August 2022 Date of orders: 26 August 2022 Decision date: 26 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Robb J Decision: See [37] below. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — interim preservation — search orders — equivalent application in nine separate proceedings — two-stage search orders to identify and remove CHEP pallets — jurisdiction of equity to order return of specific chattels to owner — alleged black market in CHEP pallets causing nationwide supply chain issues — scarcity of resources to manufacture new pallets — whether damages inadequate Legislation Cited: Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (2005), rr 25.19, 25.20 Cases Cited: Aristoc Industries Pty Ltd v R A Wenham (Builders) Pty Ltd [1965] NSWR 581 BIS Cleanaway (trading as CHEP) v Tatale [2007] NSWSC 378 Bunnings Group Ltd v CHEP Australia Ltd (2011) 82 NSWLR 420; [2011] NSWCA 342 Doulton Potteries Ltd v Bronotte [1971] 1 NSWLR 591 Ip v Chiang [2019] NSWSC 1549 McKeown v Cavalier Yachts Pty Ltd (1988) 13 NSWLR 303 Texts Cited: Practice Note SC Gen 13 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Proceedings 2022/00198268 CHEP Australia Ltd (Applicant) SAS Towing Pty Ltd (Respondent)
Proceedings 2022/00198269 CHEP Australia Ltd (Applicant) Logan Cold Storage Pty Ltd (Respondent)
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