Flynn v PPK Mining Equipment Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 151

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Flynn v PPK Mining Equipment Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 151 Hearing dates: 26 June 2023 Date of orders: 04 July 2023 Decision date: 04 July 2023 Before: Stern JA Decision: (1) The application is dismissed. (2) The respondents pay the appellants' costs of the motion. Catchwords: COSTS — Security for costs — whether special circumstances for ordering security for costs established — rule 50.51 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) — whether complete identity between appellants established — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1335 — status of respondents in security for costs application Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.50 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335 Cases Cited: Ballard v Brookfield Australia Investments Ltd [2012] NSWCA 434 Bell Wholesale Co Ltd v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 2 FCR 1; [1984] FCA 34 Beswick v Beswick [1968] AC 58 Black Hill Residents Group Inc v Marist Youth Care Ltd [2021] NSWCA 314 Boros v Pages Property Investments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 50 Coulls Bagot's Executor & Trustee Co Ltd (1967) 119 CLR 460; [1967] HCA 3 Hannaford v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2013] NSWCA 472 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Dierickx [2013] NSWCA 87 Hung v Aquamore Credit Equity Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 123 Murray John Carter v Ian Mehmet t/as ATF Ian G Mehmet Testamentary Trust [2021] NSWCA 32 Pioneer Park Pty Ltd (in liq) v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2007] NSWCA 344 Preston v Harbour Pacific Underwriting Management Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 247 Prime Form Cutting Pty Ltd v Baltica General Insurance Co (1989) 8 ACLC 29 Tomanovic Multitown Pty Ltd v Interlux Projects Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 38 Treloar Constructions Pty Ltd v McMillan [2016] NSWCA 302 Xenos v FAL Healthy Beverages Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 240 Yandil Holdings Pty Ltd v Insurance Co of North America (1985) 5 ACLC 542 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Daniel Flynn (First Appellant) Flynfam Pty Ltd as trustee for the Flynn Family Trust (Second Appellant) PPK Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (First Respondent) PPK Group Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr AD Justice (Appellants) Mr AJ Bulley (Respondents)