Wexford Pty Ltd v Praveen Meckraj Doolub & Ors [2008] NSWSC 1035

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Wexford Pty Ltd v Praveen Meckraj Doolub & Ors [2008] NSWSC 1035

HEARING DATE(S) : 9/09/08 - 11/09/08, 15/09/08, 18/09/08, 26/09/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 29 September 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : The Court orders that Order 1.6 (a) of the orders entered on 15 March 2007 be varied by substituting the following order in its place: (a) paying reasonable legal expenses on any legal matter and reasonable legal expenses of defending this matter up to $160,000.

CATCHWORDS : Mareva injunction - Freezing orders - Bankrupt - Trustee - Orders in personam - Reasonable legal expenses

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

Wexford Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Praveen Meckraj Doolub (First Defendant) Niteen Meckraj Doolub (Second Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50010/07

COUNSEL : Mr R Newlinds SC, Ms A Horvath (Plaintiff) Mr A Street SC, Mr D Villa (First and Second Defendants)

SOLICITORS : Jackson Lalic Lawyers (Plaintiff) Middletons (First and Second Defendants)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION COMMERCIAL LIST

Einstein J

Monday 29 September 2008

50010/07 Wexford Pty Ltd v Praveen Meckraj Doolub & Ors JUDGMENT The current position 1 It is unnecessary to repeat the reasons for the principal judgment [2008] NSWSC or the further judgment [dealing with ancillary matters delivered on 18 September 2008 and making a number of orders following the finding that the first and second defendants have been guilty of the contempt of court charged]. The claim for the discharge of certain of the freezing orders 2 Currently Mr Street SC has submitted on behalf of the first defendant that orders 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 of the Court's orders made on 15 March 2007 should be vacated in light of the facts: