Macquarie Bank Ltd v Juno Holdings S.a.r.l [2015] NSWSC 919

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Macquarie Bank Ltd v Juno Holdings S.a.r.l [2015] NSWSC 919 Hearing dates: 8 July 2015 Decision date: 08 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Stay refused Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – stay of proceedings – application to enforce judgment obtained in Netherlands Antilles – whether proceedings should be stayed pending execution by bailiff of the District Court of Amsterdam against shares of defendant's subsidiary Legislation Cited: Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth) Foreign Judgments Regulations 1992 (Cth) Cases Cited: Bella Products Pty Ltd v Creative Designs International Ltd [2009] FCA 868; 258 ALR 538 Bond Corporation Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (1987) 14 FCR 193 Hughes Motor Service Pty Ltd v Wang Computer Pty Ltd (1978) 35 FLR 346 In the matter of Treadtel International Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1406 L Grollo Darwin Management Pty Ltd v Victor Plaster Products Pty Ltd (1978) 33 FLR 170 Muller v Fencott (1981) 53 FLR 184 Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd v The Boots Company (Australia) Pty Ltd (1992) 34 FCR 287 Texts Cited: M Davies, A Bell and P Brereton, Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia, (9th ed 2014, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Macquarie Bank Limited (Plaintiff/Respondent) Juno Holdings S.a.r.l (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: I M Jackman SC with J A Hogan-Doran (Plaintiff/Respondent) P M Wood with D R Sulan (Defendant/Applicant)