Powell Custodian Pty Ltd v Tsabalas [2024] NSWSC 192

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Powell Custodian Pty Ltd v Tsabalas [2024] NSWSC 192 Hearing dates: 20 September 2023 Date of orders: 1 March 2024 Decision date: 01 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) The decision of the Registrar dated 7 November 2022 is affirmed. (2) The plaintiff's notice of motion filed 20 December 2022 is dismissed. (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs. Catchwords: Order for security of costs – Judicial review – Contracts – Leases – Licence agreement – Conversion – Breach – Discretionary factors – Impecuniosity. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Uncollected Goods Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Equity Investors, An Arizona Ltd Partnership v Colliers International (NSW) Pty Ltd (No. 5) [2011] FCA 1041 Bunnings Group Ltd v CHEP Australia Ltd (2011) 82 NSWLR 420; [2011] NSWCA 342 Dalma Formwork Pty Limited (Administrator Appointed) v Concrete Constructions Group Limited [1998] NSWSC 472 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 664 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd [2002] NSWSC 609 Live Board Holdings Ltd v Cody Live Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 302 Luo v Windy Hills Australian Game meats Pty Ltd (No. 2) NSWSC 1139 Maroubra Pool café Pty Ltd v Fedele [2017] NSWSC 1722 Sachs v Miklos [1948] 2 KB 23 Tomko v Palasty (No. 2) [2007] NSWCA 369 Trojan Marketing & Consultants Pty Limited v Kirela Pty Limited [2018] NSWSC 1786 Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 245 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Powell Custodian Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Dezie Tsabalas (First Defendant) Costas Tsabalas (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Justin O'Connor (plaintiff) Charles Alexander (defendant)