MWP Transport Pty Ltd v Kent [2018] NSWSC 300

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: MWP Transport Pty Ltd v Kent [2018] NSWSC 300 Hearing dates: 8 March 2018 Decision date: 13 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: See [24] to [25] of this judgment Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Interim preservation – Freezing orders CIVIL PROCEDURE – Interim preservation – Ancillary orders where no freezing order has been made Legislation Cited: Practice Note SC Gen 14 Supreme Court – Freezing Orders Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 UP Australia Pty Ltd v McDonald [2018] NSWSC 218 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: MWP Transport Pty Ltd ACN 131 355 194 (First Plaintiff) MWP Australia Pty Ltd ACN 102 835 727 (Second Plaintiff) FRHP Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 166 742 356 (Third Plaintiff) Michael Thomas Kent (First Defendant) Christine Poynton-Kent (Second Defendant) Deduce Financials Pty Ltd ACN 120 995 182 (Third Defendant) Kent Investment Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 142 902 681 (Fourth Defendant) MCKRF Pty Ltd ACN 166 466 808 (Fifth Defendant) Deduce Superannuation Pty Ltd ACN 620 603 269 (Sixth Defendant) TTA Investment Holdings Pty Ltd ACN 163 632 219 (Seventh Defendant) Buzzcard Pty Ltd ACN 150 494 821 (Eighth Defendant) Sounds Real Pty Ltd ACN 126 462 404 (Ninth Defendant) Mantis Design Pty Ltd ACN 051 598 175 (Tenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AG Bell SC with J Hynes (Plaintiffs) CR Freeman (First, Third, Fourth and Sixth Defendants) I R Coleman SC (Second and Fifth Defendants)