LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd v Coope [2017] NSWCA 200

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd v Coope [2017] NSWCA 200 Hearing dates: 21 March 2017 Decision date: 11 August 2017 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Simpson JA at [2]; Emmett AJA at [68] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed;

(2) Appellant to pay the respondent's costs. Catchwords: CONTEMPT – breach of undertaking to court – construction of undertaking – meaning of "direct dealing" Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Advan Investments Pty Ltd v Dean Gleeson Motor Sales Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 201 Coope v LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 37 Crown Melbourne Ltd v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd (2016) 333 ALR 384; [2016] HCA 26 LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd v Coope [2016] NSWSC 1221 LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd v Coope; Coope v LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 992 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission (2012) 224 A Crim R 94; [2012] NSWCA 262 National Australia Bank Ltd v Juric [2001] VSC 375 Wyszenko v Wyszenko [2012] NSWSC 732 Category: Principal judgment Parties: LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd (Appellant) Patrick Mark Coope (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A J Sullivan QC/T E O'Brien (Appellant) A J L Bannon SC/Y Shariff (Respondent)

Solicitors: Piper Alderman (Appellant) Esplins (Respondent) File Number(s): 2016/271596 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Equity Citation: LCM Litigation Fund Pty Ltd v Coope [2016] NSWSC 1221 Date of Decision: 1 September 2016 Before: Robb J File Number(s): 2015/359582