Dover v Lewkovitz [2013] NSWCA 452

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dover v Lewkovitz [2013] NSWCA 452 Hearing dates: 2 December 2013 Decision date: 18 December 2013 Before: McColl JA at [1] Macfarlan JA at [2] Barrett JA at [28] Decision: The appeal is 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: PERSONAL PROPERTY - assignment of bare right to damages constituted by rights arising under or out of a lease - assignee a beneficiary under a discretionary trust which indirectly owned shares in assignor company - whether assignee had a "genuine commercial interest" in the rights - Trendex Trading Corporation v Credit Suisse [1982] AC 679 - whether necessary for the existence of a relevant genuine commercial interest that the assignee has a pre-existing legal right against the assignor Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Carey (No 6) [2006] FCA 814; 153 FCR 509 Beatty v Brashs Pty Ltd [1998] 2 VR 201 CAL (No 14) Pty Ltd v Motor Accidents Board [2009] HCA 47; 239 CLR 390 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu v JP Morgan Portfolio Services Ltd [2007] FCAFC 52; 158 FCR 417 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton [2012] HCA 7; 246 CLR 498 Farah Constuctions v Say-Dee Pty Limited [2007] HCA 22; 230 CLR 89 Hazard Systems Pty Ltd v Car-Tech Services Pty Ltd (in liq) [2013] NSWCA 314 Insight SRC IP Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Council for Educational Research Ltd [2013] FCAFC 62 Kennon v Spry [2008] HCA 56; 238 CLR 366 National Mutual Property Services v Citibank Savings [1995] FCA 1628; 132 ALR 514 Project 28 Pty Ltd v Barr [2005] NSWCA 240 Re Daley [1992] FCA 395; 37 FCR 390 Trendtex Trading Corporation v Credit Suisse [1982] AC 679 WorkCover Queensland v Amaca Pty Limited [2012] QCA 240 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tom Dover (Appellant) George Lewkovitz (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Stomo (Appellant) L Doust (Respondent) Solicitors: Klonis & Co Lawyers (Appellant) Norbert Lipton & Co Solicitors (Respondent) File Number(s): CA 2013/170180 Decision under appeal Citation: Dover v Lewkovitz [2013] NSWADTAP 22 Date of Decision: 2013-05-17 00:00:00 Before: M Chesterman DP, D Bluth JM, M Foldi non JM File Number(s): 129038