Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1102

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1102 HEARING DATE(S) : 17 November 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 November 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J DECISION : Orders made for further payments out of Mareva fund for counsel's fees but with limitation on amount in respect of one memorandum of fees.

CATCHWORDS : EQUITY [340] - Equitable remedies - Injunctions - Interlocutory injunctions - Injunctions to preserve property pending determination of rights - Mareva injunctions - Other matters - Need to fund litigation - Fees to be released must be established to be reasonable. Lewis v Lamb [2004] NSWCA 361 Lewis v Lamb [2004] NSWSC 322 CASES CITED : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 64 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 287 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 407 3081/97 Peter Lawrence Lewis (P) Lamru Pty Ltd (Applicant) Kation Pty Ltd (Respondent) Brian Raymond Silvia (Liquidator) PARTIES : 1750/02 Lamru Pty Limited (P) Kation Pty Limited (D1) Peter Lawrence Lewis (D2) Mark Lewis (D3) Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq) (D4) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3081/97; 1750/02 J T Johnson (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) COUNSEL : S J Motbey (by phone link) & J Lyons, Solicitor (Lamru P/L) No appearance (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) No appearance (M Lewis) Kemp Strang (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) SOLICITORS : Lyons & Lyons (Lamru P/L) Abbott Tout (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (M Lewis)