GEMI 169 Pty Ltd v Suria Global (L) Pty Ltd (No 5) [2024] NSWSC 951

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: GEMI 169 Pty Ltd v Suria Global (L) Pty Ltd (No 5) [2024] NSWSC 951 Hearing dates: 1 & 2 August 2024 Decision date: 05 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Charges 2, 3 and 5 dismissed Catchwords: CONTEMPT – civil contempt – breach of orders – construction of court orders – where plaintiffs seek orders that the third and fourth defendants be found guilty of contempt of court for non-compliance with court orders – where third and fourth defendants make a no case application for dismissal of certain charges – whether the terms of the court orders, made by consent by the duty judge, were clear, unambiguous and capable of compliance Cases Cited: Blacktown City Council v Wilkie (No 15) (2016) 219 LGERA 1; [2016] NSWLEC 98 Davies v Beyond Building Systems Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1282 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Elskaf [2012] NSWSC 21 Eshow v Zaia [2020] NSWCA 10 Huang v Liao [2022] NSWSC 347 Kirkpatrick v Kotis [2004] NSWSC 1265 Momcilovic v The Queen (2011) 245 CLR; [2011] HCA 34 Mosman Municipal Council v Kelly (No 3) [2009] NSWLEC 92 NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Corry (No 7) [2021] NSWSC 741 Novelly v Tamqia Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 167 Thunder Studios Inc (California) v Kazal [2016] FCA 1598 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: GEMI 169 Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/Applicant) GI 214 Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/Applicant) F & L Violi Pty Ltd (Third Defendant/First Respondent) Frank Paul Violi (Fourth Defendant/Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: H W Somerville / D Meyerowitz-Katz (Plaintiffs/Applicants) S M Golledge SC / D Edney (Third and Fourth Defendants/First and Second Respondents)