Ovchinnikov v Russian Sports & Social Club Inc [2012] NSWSC 828

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ovchinnikov v Russian Sports & Social Club Inc [2012] NSWSC 828 Hearing dates: 3 July 2012 Decision date: 03 July 2012 Before: White J Decision: Refer to paras [29] and [31] of judgment. Catchwords: ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS - incorporated associations - requirements pursuant to Associations Incorporations Act 2009 (NSW) (the Act) - whether defendant required to keep accounts and minutes of proceedings in English language - whether plaintiff entitled to mandatory injunction to require keeping of such documents - plaintiff entitled to provision of English translation of documents brought into existence after commencement of the Act - held no requirement for translation to be provided by duly accredited translator Legislation Cited: Associations Incorporation Act 2009 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 Cases Cited: King v Goussetis (1986) 5 NSWLR 89 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Mihail Ovchinnikov (1st Plaintiff) Peter Rodionov (2nd Plaintiff) Russian Sports & Social Club Inc (1st Defendant) Nadia Lavrova (2nd Defendant) Frederick Lelekov (3rd Defendant) Alexey Morozoff (4th Defendant) Paul Nazarenko (5th Defendant) Peter Parmonov (6th Defendant) Alexey Piatkov (7th Defendant) Konstantin Tonkikh (8th Defendant) Mark Tonkikh (9th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Foley, solicitor (Plaintiffs) S Brennan (Defendants) Solicitors: Foley Solicitors (Plaintiffs) MacElbing Mednis & Associates (Defendants) File Number(s): 2011/63213