OXC Bidco Pty Ltd v Dickson [2016] NSWSC 968

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: OXC Bidco Pty Ltd v Dickson [2016] NSWSC 968 Hearing dates: 7 July 2016 Decision date: 12 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Freezing order varied Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – injunctions – freezing orders – freezing order made ex parte – whether limit of freezing order should be varied from $28.4 million to $2.25 million – assessment of likelihood of plaintiffs making out "no transaction" case – assessment of likely damages recoverable by plaintiffs Cases Cited: Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 Gould v Vaggelas [1985] HCA 75; 157 CLR 215 Harris v Smith [2008] NSWSC 545 Potts v Miller (1940) 64 CLR 282 Texts Cited: P Biscoe, Freezing and Search Orders: Mareva and Anton Piller Orders, (2nd ed 2008, LexisNexis Buttterworths) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: OXC Bidco Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Obex (NZ) Limited (Second Plaintiff) Obex Medical Holdings Pty Ltd (Third Plaintiff) Paul Gregory Dickson (First Defendant) Dianne Dickson (Second Defendant) Fandola Investments Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I M Jackman SC with R M Foreman (Plaintiffs) M A Ashhurst SC with S B Docker (Defendants/Respondent)

Solicitors: Herbert Smith Freehills (Plaintiffs) Thomson Geer (Defendants) File Number(s): SC 2016/198984