Sayer v Tomanovic [2015] NSWSC 1025

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sayer v Tomanovic [2015] NSWSC 1025 Hearing dates: 15 July 2015 Date of orders: 31 July 2015 Decision date: 31 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: The parties should bring in Short Minutes of Order to reflect these reasons. Catchwords: INJUNCTIONS – freezing orders – judgment obtained by plaintiffs – offer by plaintiffs to offset costs order ordered against plaintiffs – whether there is a danger that the judgment will not be satisfied – freezing order sought over proceeds of sale of three properties – misleading information provided to court by defendants regarding status of sale of one property – whether property being sold to avoid freezing order PROCEDURE – notice to produce – failure of notice to comply with r 21.10 UCPR – whether documents sought relevant to fact in issue Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bhushan Steel Ltd v Severstal Export GmbH [2012] NSWSC 583 In the matter of Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 1586 In the matter of Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 1818 Samimi v Seyedabadi; Seyedabadi v Samimi [2013] NSWCA 279 Tomanovic v Argyle HQ Pty Ltd; Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Ltd; Sayer v Tomanovic [2010] NSWSC 152 Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 104; (2011) 288 ALR 310 Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 256; (2011) 288 ALR 385 Tomanovic v One Australia Pty Limited [2015] NSWCA 11 Trad Financial Services Pty Ltd & Anor v Trad & Anor (No. 2) [2013] NSWSC 1751 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Kenneth James Sayer (First Plaintiff) Ken Sayer Investments Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff) Zoltan Tomanovic (First Defendant) Australian Financial Services Corporation Pty Ltd (Second Defendant)