B1 v B2 (No. 5) [2019] NSWDC 240

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: B1 v B2 (No. 5) [2019] NSWDC 240 Hearing dates: 11 April 2019 Date of orders: 18 April 2019 Decision date: 18 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) The plaintiff and defendant are to bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting the agreed form of variation of the freezing order of 24 May 2019 to enable the defendant to use the whole or part of the sum currently frozen for the purchase of real estate in her name, with liberty to apply in the event that the form of order cannot be agreed upon. (2) Pursuant to s 67 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), these proceedings are stayed until further order. (3) Matter placed in the Inactive List with a notional review date of Thursday 31 October 2019 in the Defamation List. (4) Costs reserved. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – plaintiff in defamation proceedings convicted of conduct the subject of the matter complained of – application by plaintiff for stay of proceedings pending appeal – application by defendant for the setting aside of freezing orders in relation to her assets – proceedings stayed and assets order varied to permit the defendant to use the funds for her stated interest in buying real estate Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-62 and 67 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 61, 61M, 61O Defamation Act 2005 (NSW), s 42 Cases Cited: B1 v B2 [2017] NSWDC 252 B1 v B2 (No. 2) (District Court of New South Wales, Gibson DCJ, 12 February 2018) B1 v B2 (No. 3) [2018] NSWDC 108 B1 v B2 (No. 4) [2018] NSWDC 497 CH v R [2019] NSWCCA 68 Chami v R [2019] NSWCCA 63 Chase v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2002] EWCA Civ 1772 Creak v Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 201 Giovanni Romano v R (a pseudonym) [2019] NSWCCA 49 Gwardys v R [2019] NSWCCA 62 Lees v R [2019] NSWCCA 65 McClelland v R [2019] NSWCCA 59 McLachlan v Browne (No 9) [2019] NSWSC 10 McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202 Ninemia Maritime Corp v Trave GmbH & Co KG (The Niedersachsen) [1984] 1 All ER 398 R v Baker [2019] NSWCCA 58 Rayney v State of Western Australia [2019] WASCA 23 RH v R [2019] NSWCCA 64 Roos v R [2019] NSWCCA 67 Samimi v Seyedabadi; Seyedabadi v Samimi [2013] NSWCA 279 Yondjo v R [2019] NSWCCA 57 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: B1 Defendant: B2 Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr M J Lewis Defendant: Mr K Durant (solicitor)