Press v iSam Securities (UK) Ltd [2024] NSWCA 260

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Press v iSam Securities (UK) Ltd [2024] NSWCA 260 Hearing dates: 29 October 2024 Date of orders: 31 October 2024 Decision date: 31 October 2024 Before: Ward P; Griffiths AJA Decision: 1. The application for leave to appeal filed on 4 September 2024 is dismissed. 2. The applicants are to pay the respondents' costs. Catchwords: APPEALS — leave to appeal — interlocutory orders — orders for preliminary discovery — whether applicants have identified principle of general application or a question public importance or any substantial injustice — where leave to appeal denied Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law, s 18 Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(e) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 5.2, 5.3, 36.16 Cases Cited: Counter Building and Construction Pty Ltd v Kerr [2008] NSWSC 883 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 iSAM Securities (UK) Ltd v Press [2024] NSWSC 1036 Mohareb v Local Court of New South Wales [2024] NSWCA 235 Murray & Anor v Wheeler & Ors [2013] NSWSC 137 Racing New South Wales v Racing Victoria Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 576 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Entain Group Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 220 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Matthew Press (First Applicant) Forexco Australia Pty Ltd (Second Applicant) iSAM Securities (UK) Limited (First Respondent) iSAM Securities (HK) Limited (Second Respondent) iSAM Securities (Global) Limited (Third Respondent) iSAM Securities (USA) Inc (Fourth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: O R Jones / C J Beshara (Applicants) C Bova SC / Z Graus (Respondents)