Toyota Finance Australia Limited v AJI Enterprise Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 33

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Toyota Finance Australia Limited v AJI Enterprise Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 33 Hearing dates: 29 November 2018 Date of orders: 05 February 2019 Decision date: 05 February 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: (1) Dismiss the plaintiff's motion filed 1 May 2018. (2) Order that there be no order as to costs of the plaintiff's motion with the intent that each party bear its own costs of the motion, without prejudice to any entitlement the plaintiff may have to recover those costs under its loan agreements with the first defendant to which the second defendant is party as guarantor. (3) List the matter for further directions, as necessary, before the Registrar on a date to be fixed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – Contempt – proof beyond reasonable doubt – burden of proof rests upon the party alleging contempt of court – criminal standard of proof for civil contempt – contempt must be wilful and not merely casual, accidental or unintentional Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 93 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 69, 128 Cases Cited: Anderson v Hassett [2007] NSWSC 1310 Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union v Mudginberri Station Pty Ltd (1986) 161 CLR 98; [1986] HCA 46 Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Morgan (1965) 112 CLR 483; [1965] HCA 21 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Rich [2005] NSWSC 417 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Sigalla (No 4) (2011) 80 NSWLR 113; [2011] NSWSC 62 Capital Securities XV Pty Ltd v Calleja [2018] NSWCA 26 Commissioner for the Police Integrity Commission v Walker [2006] NSWSC 964 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Salvato (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 321 Hearne v Street (2008) 235 CLR 125; [2008] HCA 36 Markisic v Commonwealth of Australia (2007) 69 NSWLR 737; [2007] NSWCA 92 Matthews v Australian Securities Investment Commission [2009] NSWCA 155 Metcash Trading Ltd v Bunn (No 5) (2009) FCA 16 Microsoft Corporation v Marks (No 1) (1996) 69 FCR 117 National Australia Bank v King [2003] NSWSC 525 Pang v Bydand Holdings Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 69 Reliance Financial Services Pty Ltd v Allyma Express Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1776 Roach v Page (No 15) [2003] NSWSC 939 Witham v Holloway (1995) 183 CLR 525; [1995] HCA 3 Wood v Staunton (No 5) (1996) 86 A Crim R 183 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Toyota Finance Australia Limited (Plaintiff) AJI Enterprise Group Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Joseph Joukhador (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: DM Farrar (Solicitor) (Plaintiff) D Yakenian (Solicitor) (Second Defendant)