Brown v King [2023] NSWCA 36

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Brown v King [2023] NSWCA 36 Hearing dates: 14 February 2023 Decision date: 08 March 2023 Before: Ward P at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; Basten AJA at [125] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) Appellants to pay 80% of the first respondent's costs. Catchwords: APPEAL – procedural fairness – whether unrepresented litigant denied opportunity to present case – parties – receiver not joined to proceedings – whether primary judge erred in not making findings about receiver – various other challenges to findings of fact – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 (Cth), r 12(3) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross‑vesting) Act 1987 (NSW), s 7 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A(8) Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 7.20-7.22, 36.17, 51.18(1)(e) Cases Cited: Brown v King [2022] NSWCA 75 Buresti v Beveridge (1998) 88 FCR 399 Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Pty Ltd (2006) 229 CLR 577; [2006] HCA 55 Cranbrook School v Woollahra Municipal Council (2006) 66 NSWLR 379; [2006] NSWCA 155 Halford v Price (1960) 105 CLR 23; [1960] HCA 38 King v Brown [2020] NSWSC 1010 King v Brown (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1060 King v Brown (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1116 King v Brown (No 4) [2022] NSWSC 1402 Melrose Farm Pty Ltd v Milward [2008] WASCA 175 Perpetual Custodians Ltd (as custodian for Tamoran Pty Ltd as Trustee for Crivelli) v IOOF Investment Management Ltd [2013] NSWCA 231; 304 ALR 436 Segelov v Ernst & Young Services Pty Ltd (2015) 89 NSWLR 431; [2015] NSWCA 156 Transport Accident Commission v Treloar [1992] 1 VR 447 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Geoffrey Phillip Brown (First appellant) Barbara Ann Brown (Second appellant) Stanley King (First respondent) Riverpines Vineyard Pty Ltd (Second respondent) Representation: Counsel: Appellants (Self-represented) P Newton SC, M Hazan (First respondent)