Ramzy Sebie & Anor v Andy Duong Duc Pham & Ors (No. 6) [2018] NSWSC 592

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ramzy Sebie & Anor v Andy Duong Duc Pham & Ors (No. 6) [2018] NSWSC 592 Hearing dates: 2 May 2018 Date of orders: 02 May 2018 Decision date: 07 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: Application for interlocutory injunction dismissed. Costs reserved. Proceedings adjourned to 28 May 2018. Catchwords: EQUITY - injunctions - interlocutory injunction - application to restrain completion of contract for sale of land - alleged beneficiary of trust claims trustee sells legal estate without beneficiaries' consent -whether any evidence supports the inference that the purchaser has notice of any alleged breach of trust by the trustee - whether there is a serious question to be tried – strength of the plaintiffs' case - what is the balance of convenience - delay in applying for injunction - whether beneficiaries' laches and delay is a sufficient basis to refuse the application for injunction. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56 Evidence Act 1995, s 140 Real Property Act 1900, s 43A Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 618 Beese v Woodhouse [1970] 1 All ER 769 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336

Cleary v Jeans (2006) 65 NSWLR 355 Ekes v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWCA 336 Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd v Pham [2018] NSWCA 74 Habib v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 231 Kolback Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 McCarty v Council of the Municipality of North Sydney (1918) 18 SR (NSW) 210 Neat Holdings Pty Limited v Karajan Holdings Pty Limited (1992) 110 CLR 445 Pham v Sebie [2015] NSWSC 745 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 446 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 583 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie [2017] NSWSC 1509 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 22 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 3) [2018] NSWSC 381 Pham v Mazen Zraika; Pham v Sebie (No. 4) [2018] NSWSC 566 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 5) [2018] NSWSC 567 SAI Global Property Division Pty Ltd (ACN 089 586 872) v Jones & Ors [2018] NSWSC 438 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Bairstow [2004] Ch 1 Texts Cited: JD Heydon, MJ Leeming and PG Turner, Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity: Doctrines & Remedies (5th ed 2014, LexisNexis Butterworths) at [21–350] Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: In proceedings 2018/137809: