MWP Transport Pty Limited v Michael Thomas Kent [2018] NSWSC 1119

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: MWP Transport Pty Limited v Michael Thomas Kent [2018] NSWSC 1119 Hearing dates: 13/07/2018 Date of orders: 13 July 2018 Decision date: 13 July 2018 Before: McDougall J Decision: Make orders for verified disclosure of sources of moneys used to pay legal fees and mortgage repayments. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application for disclosure orders ancillary to freezing orders already made – plaintiffs seek to ascertain source of funds used for legal payments – making orders will allow plaintiffs to elicit "information relating to assets relevant to the freezing order" – consistent with the just, quick and cheap resolution of the dispute – application granted. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cardile v LED Builders Pty Limited (1999) 198 CLR 380 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 MWP Transport v Kent [2018] NSWSC 300 MWP Transport v Kent [2018] NSWSC 524 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: MWP Transport Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) MWP Australia Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) FRHP Holdings Pty Ltd (Third Plaintiff) Michael Thomas Kent (First Defendant) Christine Poynton-Kent (Second Defendant) Deduce Financials Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Kent Investment Holdings Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) MCKRF Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Deduce Superannuation Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant) TTA Investment Holdings Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Buzzcard Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant) Sounds Real Pty Ltd (Ninth Defendant) Mantis Design Pty Ltd (Tenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Hynes (Plaintiffs) M Condon SC (First, Third, Fourth and Sixth Defendants) A Petrie (Second and Fifth Defendants)