Schnabel v Lui [2002] NSWSC 1184

Reported Decision : (2002) 56 NSWLR 119

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Schnabel v Lui [2002] NSWSC 1184 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50017/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 26, 28 & 29 November and 3 December 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 December 2002

Peter R Schnabel, Premier Rides Inc, Steven Marble and Catalyst Entertainment Inc (Ps) Kevin Yung Lui (D1) PARTIES : Froyer Holdings Development & Trading Company (D2) Froyer Holdings (Asia) Limited (D3) Froyer Holdings USA Inc (D4) FSN Top Secret Production Inc (D5) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

F Kunc (Ps) COUNSEL : S D Epstein SC (D1) No appearances (D2 - D5) Deacons (Ps) SOLICITORS : Frank Low Yeung & Co (D1) No appearances (D2 - D5) CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE [736] - Contempt, attachment and sequestration - Attachment and committal - Practice - Warrant to arrest and detain contemnor pending hearing of charge - Circumstances in which warrant may be issued - Meaning of "likely to abscond". LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Part 55 r 10 Australian Telecommunications Commission v Krieg Enterprises Pty Ltd (1976) 14 SASR 303 Boughey v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 10 Patton v Australian Consolidated Press Ltd (No 1) NSWCA 6 October 1989 unreported Patton v Harrison [No 1] NSWCA 12 October 1989 unreported CASES CITED : R v Teremoana (1990) 54 SASR 30 The Registrar, Court of Appeal v Ritter (1985) 34 NSWLR 641 Tillmanns Butcheries Pty Ltd v Australian Meat Industry Employees' Union (1979) 42 FLR 331 Butterworth's Australian Legal Dictionary (1997) Macquarie Dictionary (3rd Ed, 1997) Neville & Ashe, Equity Proceedings with Precedents (NSW) (1981) DECISION : Issue of warrant refused.