The Owners – Strata Plan No 89866 v Zouki [2024] NSWSC 696

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan No 89866 v Zouki [2024] NSWSC 696 Hearing dates: 23 April 2024 and 29 May 2024 Date of orders: 29 May 2024 Decision date: 29 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Freezing orders varied and continued until the conclusion of the hearing or further order Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – interim preservation – freezing orders – application by plaintiff to extend freezing orders restraining second and fourth defendants – whether a "good and arguable case" established Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cannane v J Cannane Pty Ltd (in liq) (1998) 192 CLR 557; [1998] HCA 26 Errigal Ltd v Equatorial Mining Limited [2006] NSWSC 953 Natural Raw C Pty Ltd v Bradshaw [2017] NSWSC 310 Ninemia Maritime Corporation v Trave Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG "The Niedersachsen" [1984] 1 All ER 398 Pure Logistics v Scott & Anor [2007] NSWSC 595 The Bell Group Ltd (in liq) v Westpac Banking Corporation (No 9) [2008] WASC 239 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: The Owners – Strata Plan 89866 (Plaintiff/Applicant) John Joseph Zouki (First Defendant/First Respondent) Hardy Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Kevin Zouki (Third Defendant) Juliane Lahood (Fourth Defendant/Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Hand (Plaintiff/Applicant) (On 23 April 2024) D Byrne (Plaintiff/Applicant) (On 29 May 2024) G Campbell (First and Second Defendants/First Respondent)