Lewis v Lamb [2012] NSWSC 244

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lewis v Lamb [2012] NSWSC 244 Hearing dates: 15 March 2012 Decision date: 15 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: (1) Notice of Motion filed 17 August 2011 is dismissed. (2) The judgment debtor Peter Lawrence Lewis pay the costs of the garnishee, Lamru Pty Ltd, and the judgment debtor, Russell William Lamb, of the motion filed 17 August 2011. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - Enforcement - Garnishment - Liability of garnishee - Discharge of debt - Benefit of garnishee's costs orders assigned to judgment debtor - Whether assignment implicitly discharged garnishee's debt to judgment debtor - Whether assignment valid - Whether assignment of benefit of costs order future property. Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth) Legal Profession Act 2004 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Barclays Bank Ltd v Quistclose Investments Ltd [1970] AC 567; [1968] 3 All ER 651 Kation Pty Ltd v Lamru Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 145; (2009) 257 ALR 336 Kation Pty Ltd v Lamru Pty Ltd; Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 428 Lewis v Lamru Pty Ltd; the matter of Lewis (No 3) [2011] FCA 1177 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (in liquidation); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 460 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (in liquidation); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 480. ML Ubase Holdings Co Ltd v Trigem Computer Inc [2007] NSWSC 859; (2007) 69 NSWLR 577 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Lawrence Lewis (Plaintiff) Russell William Lamb (Defendant) Lamru Pty Ltd (Garnishee) Representation: Mr B Ilkovski (Plaintiff) Mr M Young SC, Mr I Tam (Defendant and Garnishee) Toomey Pegg Lawyers (Plaintiff) Lyons & Lyons(Defendant and Garnishee) File Number(s): 180611 of 2004