Hewitt v McClymont [2024] NSWSC 715

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hewitt v McClymont [2024] NSWSC 715 Hearing dates: 11 June 2024 Date of orders: 11 June 2024 Decision date: 11 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Rees J Decision: Orders made for removal of trustee; freezing order made. Catchwords: MAREVA ORDER – r 25.14(4), Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 – no issue of principle – unexplained withdrawal of funds by defendant trustee – no response by defendant to requests for information or trust deed – no substantive engagement by the defendant in proceedings – defendant sells real property while proceedings were on foot – $2M freezing order sought – order made for $810,000. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4)(c) Uniform Civil Procedures 2005 (NSW), r 25.14(4) Cases Cited: Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Clout (Trustee) v Anscor Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 174 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612 Marango Investments Pty Ltd v Kingdom Towers 4 Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 801 OXC Bidco Pty Ltd v Dickson [2016] NSWSC 968 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 Samimi v Seyedabadi; Seyedabadi v Samimi [2013] NSWCA 279 Tomasetti v Brailey [2012] NSWCA 6 Turner v Universal Home Loans Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 936 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Geoffrey Hewitt (Plaintiff) Scott Fain McClymont (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Liebhold (Plaintiff)