Reliance Financial Services Pty Ltd v Allyma Express Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1776

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Reliance Financial Services Pty Ltd v Allyma Express Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1776 Hearing dates: 27 September 2018; 10, 19 October 2018; further written submissions ending 24 October 2018 Date of orders: 23 November 2018 Decision date: 23 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Parker J Decision: (1) The ninth defendant, Harold James Price, is guilty of contempt of court by wilfully failing to deliver up vehicles 8, 10, 15, 16, 22 and 33 in accordance with the Court's order of 27 July 2018. Otherwise, the charges against the ninth defendant are dismissed. (2) The charges against the tenth defendant, Megan Louise Dreyer, and the eleventh defendant, Scott James Price, are dismissed. Catchwords: CONTEMPT – criminal contempt – requirements to prove criminal contempt – failure to comply with an order to deliver up vehicles – defendants alleged to have retained possession of vehicles – whether mere fact of non-compliance with court order is sufficient to constitute a contempt – requirement to prove wilfulness of non-compliance with court order Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Pt 37 r 12, Pt 42 r 6, Pt 55 r 13 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 33.12, 40.6 Cases Cited: Anderson v Hassett [2007] NSWSC 1310 Athens v Randwick City Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 58; [2005] NSWCA 317 Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union v Mudginberri Station Pty Ltd (1986) 161 CLR 98; [1986] HCA 46 Davies v Beyond Building Systems Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1282 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Ganke [1975] 1 NSWLR 252 Fairclough v Manchester Ship Canal Co [1897] WN 7; (1897) 41 Sol Jo 225 Heatons Transport (St Helens) Ltd v Transport and General Workers' Union [1973] ICR 1 Georges v Wieland [2010] NSWSC 1378 Ingram v Ingram (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 407 Markisic v Commonwealth of Australia (2007) 69 NSWLR 737; [2007] NSWCA 92 Orr v Lane (1951) 52 SR (NSW) 37 Pattison v Bell [2007] FCA 137 Re Bramblevale Ltd [1970] Ch 128 Reliance Financial Services Pty Ltd v Allyma Express Holdings Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1163 Ryde Ex Services Memorial and Community Club Ltd v Kaloriziko Ryde Pty Ltd (2017) 19 BPR 38,113; [2017] NSWSC 1576 Wyszynski v Bill [2005] NSWSC 110 Texts Cited: BE Sufrin and NV Lowe, Borrie & Lowe: The Law of Contempt (Butterworths, 3rd ed, 1996) Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Reliance Financial Services Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/Applicant) Harold James Price (Ninth Defendant/Respondent) Scott James Price (Tenth Defendant/Respondent) Megan Louise Dreyer (Eleventh Defendant/Respondent) Representation: DA Allen (Plaintiff/Applicant) P Cutler (Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Defendants/Respondents) File Number(s): 2018/138175 Publication restriction: Nil