Alamin v Islam & Ors [2023] NSWCA 326

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Alamin v Islam & Ors [2023] NSWCA 326 Hearing dates: 21 November 2023 Decision date: 20 December 2023 Before: White JA at [1]; Simpson AJA at [52] Decision: The summons seeking leave to appeal is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEALS – Leave to appeal – Leave to appeal from costs orders following dismissal of application for mandatory interlocutory injunctive relief – Where parties entered into deed settling litigation in Equity Division – Where applicant covenanted to pay $3.25m to respondent in tranches – Where applicant charged shares in related company as security for payments due under deed – Where applicant subsequently sought rectification of deed and release of charge over shares or a declaration the deed was void ab initio by reason of mistake – Where mistake said to generate equity of rectification as to effect of granting charge on other financing arrangements between parties – Whether primary judge erred in refusing mandatory interlocutory injunctive relief against respondent – Whether applicant had identified question of principle of general importance or injustice or error going beyond one merely arguable – No issue of principle – Leave to appeal refused Cases Cited: Alamin v Islam [2023] NSWSC 701 Australian Broadcasting Commission 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 BE Financial Pty Ltd v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618 Carolan v AMR Bowling Pty Ltd [1995] NSWCA 69 Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia (1986) 161 CLR 148 Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Carlenka Pty Ltd (1995) 41 NSWLR 329 Films Rover International Ltd v Cannon Film Sales [1986] 3 All ER 772 Kolback Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 Mackenzie v Coulson (1869) LR 8 Eq 368 Pukallus v Cameron (1982) 180 CLR 447; [1982] HCA 63 Robert Whitton as Trustee in Bankruptcy Estate of Steven Leonard Watton v Watton [2018] NSWCA 277 Samsung Electronics Company Ltd v Apple Inc & Anor (2011) 217 FCR 238; [2011] FCAFC 156 The Club Cape Schanck Resort Co Ltd v Cape Country Club Pty Ltd (2001) 3 VR 526; [2001] VSCA 2 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Mohammad Alamin (Applicant) Hamidal Islam (First Respondent) Amin Homes Hadiqat Woolgen Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Amin Homes Murooj Woolgen Pty Ltd (Third Respondent) MH Affordable Homes Pty Ltd (Fourth Respondent) MH Affordable Homes on Woolgen Park Pty Ltd (Fifth Respondent) MH Affordable Homes on Dickson Pty Ltd (Sixth Respondent) MH Affordable Homes on Kelly Pty Ltd (Seventh Respondent) MH Affordable Homes on Angle Vale Pty Ltd (Eighth Respondent) Amin Property Group Pty Ltd (Ninth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T D Castle SC with A Elizabeth (Applicant) M R Elliott SC with N Dewan (First Respondent)