Pang v Bydand Holdings Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 69

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pang v Bydand Holdings Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 69 Hearing dates: 30 August 2010 Decision date: 25 March 2011 Before: Beazley JA at 1 McColl JA at 137 Lindgren AJA at 138 Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: CONTEMPT OF COURT - whether undertaking ambiguous - construction of undertaking

CONTEMPT OF COURT - whether guilty of criminal contempt - distinction between civil and criminal contempt - criminal standard of proof - requirement for deliberate defiance or contumacy

CONTEMPT OF COURT - exercise of sentencing discretion

EVIDENCE - credit findings - whether lies evidence of guilt - whether denial evidence of fact asserted in question Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Supreme Court Act 1970 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Cases Cited: ASIC v Michalik [2004] NSWSC 1259; 52 ASCR 115 Attorney General for New South Wales v Whiley (1993) 31 NSWLR 314 Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union v Mudginberri Station Pty Ltd [1986] HCA 46; 161 CLR 98 Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Morgan [1965] HCA 21; 112 CLR 483 Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd & Anor v Waugh (1988) 14 NSWLR 360 Bydand Holdings Pty Limited v Pineland Property Holdings Pty Limited & Ors [2009] NSWSC 579 Bydand Holdings Pty Limited v Pineland Property Holdings Pty Limited & Ors [2009] NSWSC 584 Bydand Holdings Pty Limited v Pineland Property Holdings Pty Limited & Ors [2009] NSWSC 959 Director General, Department of Fair Trading v Yang (2002) 132 A Crim R 438; [2002] NSWSC 754 Edwards v R [1993] HCA 63; 178 CLR 193 Fleming v R [1998] HCA 68; 197 CLR 250 Hearne v Street [2008] HCA 36; 235 CLR 125 Hinch & Macquarie Broadcasting Holdings Ltd v Attorney-General (Vic) [1987] HCA 56; 164 CLR 15 Jennison v Baker [1972] 2 QB 52 John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd v Attorney-General (NSW) [2000] NSWCA 198; 181 ALR 694 Kirkpatrick v Kotis [2004] NSWSC 1265; 62 NSWLR 567 Lee v Russell [1961] WAR 103 Mambare Pty Ltd trading as Valley Homes v Rebecca Irene Bell in her capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of the Late Simon James Bell & Anor [2006] NSWCA 332; (2006) Aust Torts Reports 81-867 Markisic v Commonwealth of Australia [2007] NSWCA 92; 69 NSWLR 737 Matthews v ASIC [2009] NSWCA 155 NCR (Australia) Pty Ltd v Credit Connection Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1118 Pettit v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 R v Olbrich [1999] HCA 54; 199 CLR 270 Redwing Ltd v Redwing Forest Products Ltd (1947) 177 LT 387 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 at 277 Spokes v Banbury Board of Health (1865) LR 1 Eq 42 Steinberg v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1975] HCA 63; 134 CLR 640 Street & Ors v Hearne & Anor [2007] NSWCA 113; 70 NSWLR 231 Tweed Shire Council v Hancomatic Music Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 350; (2007) Aust Tort Reports 81-922 Watkins v AJ Wright (Electrical) Ltd [1996] 3 All ER 31 Witham v Holloway [1995] HCA 3; 183 CLR 525 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vincent Pang (Appellant) Bydand Holdings Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Ramage QC; I McLachlan (Appellant) P T Russell (Respondent) Solicitors: Maxim Legal (Appellant) Barringer Leather Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/298557 Decision under appeal Citation: Bydand Holdings Pty Limited v Pineland Property Holdings Pty Limited & Ors [2009] NSWSC 584 Date of Decision: 2009-06-26 00:00:00 Before: Einstein J File Number(s): SC 50058/08