Twigg v Twigg [2019] NSWSC 373

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Twigg v Twigg [2019] NSWSC 373 Hearing dates: 29 March 2019 Decision date: 05 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Application for injunctive relief refused Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – interim preservation – detention, custody or preservation of property – freezing order – whether risk of dissipation exists – whether prospective judgment will be unsatisfied by reason of assets of debtor being diminished in value Legislation Cited: Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Finn v Carelli [2007] NSWSC 261 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 Hortico (Australia) Pty Ltd v Energy Equipment Co (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 545 In the matter of C & L Cameron Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 676 In the matter of Twigg Investments Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 336 Ninemia Maritime Corporation v Trave Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co K G The Niedersachsen [1984] 1 All ER 398 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 Samimi v Seyedabadi; Seyedabadi v Samimi [2013] NSWCA 279 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Diane Twigg (First Plaintiff/Applicant) Ipswich Landfill Pty Ltd as trustee for the Ipswich Landfill Trust (Second Plaintiff/Applicant) Brooklyn Landfill & Waste Recycling Pty Ltd as trustee for the Brooklyn Landfill Trust (Third Plaintiff/Applicant) Twigg Plant Hire Pty Ltd as trustee for the Twigg Family Trust (Fourth Plaintiff/Applicant) Maxwell James Twigg (First Defendant/Respondent) Twigg Landfill Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/Respondent) Byron Bay Beach Hotel Properties Pty Ltd (Third Defendant/Respondent) Twigg Consulting Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant/Respondent) B Bay H Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant/Respondent) Twigg Investments Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant/Respondent) Maly Holdings Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant/Respondent) Twigg Property Development Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant/Respondent) Twigg Motor Sport Pty Ltd (Ninth Defendant/Respondent) Vision Motor Sport Pty Ltd (Tenth Defendant/Respondent) Twigg Motor Racing Pty Ltd (Eleventh Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M R Elliott SC with D Smith (Plaintiffs/Applicants) J C Giles SC with A Kaufmann (Defendants/Respondents)