Coshott v Crouch [2018] NSWSC 853

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Coshott v Crouch [2018] NSWSC 853 Hearing dates: 1 December 2017; 2 February 2018; further written submissions ending 16 March 2018. Date of orders: 08 June 2018 Decision date: 08 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: 1. Order that the defendants' Notice of Motion dated 19 October 2017 be dismissed. 2. Order that the defendants pay the plaintiff's costs of the Notice of Motion. 3. Grant liberty to the parties to apply with respect to Order 2, such liberty to be exercised within 21 days of today's date. Catchwords: FEDERAL JURISDICTION – matter in which High Court has original jurisdiction – matters "arising under any laws made by Parliament" – proceedings under Bankruptcy Act 1966 – order for sale of property made by Federal Court under Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G as "picked up" by Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 79(1) – further proceedings for consequential relief in Federal Court – subsequent claim against trustees for breach of trust in Supreme Court – whether in federal jurisdiction – whether a "special federal matter" for cross-vesting purposes

CROSS-VESTING – Supreme Court has general equity jurisdiction to entertain proceedings – not a "special federal matter" – s 5 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 – "more appropriate" court – not "in the interests of justice" to transfer proceedings Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), s 30(i) Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 (Cth) Constitution, ss 75, 76 Conveyancing Act (NSW) 1919, s 66G Customs Act 1901 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B(1A), 39(2), 78B, 79(i) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) s 5, 6 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) Matrimonial Causes Act (Cth) 87(1)(k) Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Edensor Nominees Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 1; (2001) 204 CLR 559 Australian Securities and Investment Commission v Landy DFK Securities Ltd (2002) 123 FCR 548 Avamure v Fletcher Jones and Staff Pty Ltd (1996) 22 ACSR 256 BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz (2004) 221 CLR 400 Caird Seven Pty Ltd v Attia (2016) 92 NSWLR 1452 Coshott v Coshott [2013] FCA 907 Coshott v Coshott [2016] FCA 966 Coshott v Prentice [2014] FCAFC 88; (2014) 221 FCR 450 Dobrijevich v Burge [2001] NSWSC 1176 Efax Pty Ltd v Sonray Capital Markets Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 554 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367 Katter v Melhem [2015] NSWCA 213 LNC Industries Ltd v BMW (Australia) Ltd (1983) 151 CLR 575 Maguire v Makaronis [1997] HCA 23; (1997) 188 CLR 449 Oakes v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (1952) CLR 386 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Batt [2014] NSWSC 1211 R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; ex parte Barrett (1945) 70 CLR 141 Re Wakim [1999] HCA 27; 198 CLR 511 Rizeq v Western Australia [2017] HCA 23; 91 ALJR 707 Truthful Endeavour Pty Ltd v Condon (2015) 13 ABC (NS) 162 Skandar v BSM Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 610 Toyama Pty Ltd v Landmark Building and Developments Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 83 Williams v Legg (1993) 29 NSWLR 687 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, M J Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (LexisNexis Butterworths, 8th ed, 2016) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Ljiljana Coshott (Respondent/Plaintiff) Nicholas Crouch (Applicant/First Defendant) Shabnam Amirbeaggi (Applicant/Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Golledge (Applicants/Defendants) A Cheshire SC (Respondent/Plaintiff)