Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman [2024] NSWCA 265

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman [2024] NSWCA 265 Hearing dates: 21 October 2024 Date of orders: 7 November 2024 Decision date: 07 November 2024 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] Leeming JA at [78] Griffiths AJA at [79] Decision: (1) Summons seeking leave to appeal be dismissed. (2) Applicants to pay the respondent's costs in this Court. Catchwords: APPEALS — Leave to appeal — From interlocutory orders refusing to discharge injunctions and asset preservation orders and remove caveat — Where applicants proposed to pay into court a sum of money in lieu of existing injunctions and asset preservation regime — Where applicants alternatively sought removal of caveat to enable refinancing of real property — Where primary judge ordered temporary removal of caveat to permit refinancing to occur — Whether continued danger that prospective judgment debt will be unsatisfied — Whether interests of justice favour continuance of orders — Whether any arguable House v The King error Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 37A Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 74MA Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Cases Cited: Be Financial Pty Ltd as Trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Chamberlain Group Pty Ltd v Kids for Life Academy Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 241 Finlayson v Bagala [2024] NSWSC 94 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 His Eminence Metropolitan Petar v The Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Inc [2006] NSWCA 277 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612; [1987] HCA 23 Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman [2020] NSWSC 1554 Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman [2022] NSWSC 517 Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman (2023) 112 NSWLR 318; [2023] NSWCA 214 Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 254 Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman [2023] NSWSC 268 Marinkovic v Pat McGrath Engineering Pty Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 150; [2004] NSWSC 571 Permewan Wright Consolidated Pty Ltd v Attorney-General (NSW) (1978) 35 NSWLR 365 Riley McKay Pty Ltd v McKay [1982] 1 NSWLR 264 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd (First applicant) Peter Sleiman (Second applicant) Tony Sleiman (Third applicant) Powerhouse Corporation Pty Ltd (Fourth applicant) RHG Nominees Pty Ltd (Fifth applicant) RHG Properties Pty Ltd (Sixth applicant) Connells Point Holdings Pty Ltd (Seventh applicant) Angela Michael (Eighth applicant) Jake Sleiman (Ninth applicant) Grant Royal Nominees Pty Ltd (Tenth applicant) RHG Trading Pty Ltd (Eleventh applicant) Hotel Grand Holdings Pty Ltd (Twelfth applicant) Royal Granville Operations Pty Ltd (Thirteenth applicant) Anthony Naaman (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Kelly SC / S Shepherd (Applicants) P Afshar / E ten Kate (Respondent)