Mayrin DM Pty Ltd v Kaiyu Deng [2019] NSWSC 1552

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mayrin DM Pty Ltd v Kaiyu Deng [2019] NSWSC 1552 Hearing dates: 23 October 2019 Date of orders: 31 October 2019 Decision date: 31 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Rein J Decision: See [48]-[49]. Catchwords: LAND LAW – Caveats – Caveatable interest – What constitutes a caveatable interest – Whether a constructive trust not yet declared by a court is a caveatable interest – Plaintiff seeking an extension of the caveat in circumstances where the only proceeding currently on foot is the plaintiff's application for preliminary discovery.

LAND LAW – Caveats – Formal requirements – Requirement to specify particulars of estate or interest claimed – Where defendants assert that the plaintiff has not sufficiently articulated the basis of the claimed interest; described in the caveat as a "beneficial interest in trust" arising from the defendants' breach of fiduciary, contractual and other duties, rather than specifically as a "constructive trust". Legislation Cited: Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Land Title Act 1994 (Qld) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Real Property Regulation 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: A-G for Hong Kong v Reid (1994) 1 AC 324 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Choi v Kim [2013] NSWSC 1774 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89 Furs Ltd v Tomkies (1936) 54 CLR 583 Gerard v Jacquin [2011] NSWSC 913 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 6; (2012) 200 FCR 296 Hanson Construction Materials v Vimwise Civil Engineering [2005] NSWSC 880; (2005) 12 BPR 23,355 Hatfield v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 69; (2010) 77 NSWLR 506 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 Industrial Development Consultants Ltd v Cooley [1972] 1 WLR 443 Jensen v Giugni (1994) 6 BPR 97,495 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1 Keech v Sandford (1726) Sel Cas Ch 61; 25 ER 223 L J Carroll v L T Carroll [2016] NSWSC 390 Makrypodis v Eleisawy [2014] NSWSC 1429 Mijo Developments Pty Ltd v Royal Agnes Waters Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 199 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 O'Connor v O'Connor [2018] NSWCA 214 Re Pile's Caveats (1981) Qd R 81 Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver [1942] 1 All ER 378 Surfers Paradise Investments Pty Ltd v United Investments Pty Ltd [1997] QSC 179 Sze Tu v Lowe [2014] NSWCA 462; (2014) 89 NSWLR 317 Warman International Ltd v Dwyer (1995) 182 CLR 544 Wickham Developments Ltd v Parker (unreported SC of Qld, No 1172 of 1994, Mackenzie J) Texts Cited: H. Ford, W. A. Lee et al, Principles of the Law of Trusts (Thomson, subscription service) J. D. Heydon, M. J. Leeming and P. G. Turner, Meagher, Gummow & Lehane's Equity: Doctrines & Remedies (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2015) P. Young, C. Croft and M. Smith, On Equity (Thomson Reuters, 2009) Shannon Lindsay, Caveats Against Dealings in Australia and New Zealand (The Federation Press, 1995) Stephen Colbran and Sheryl Jackson, Caveats (Thomson Reuters, 1996) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mayrin DM Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Kaiyu Deng (First Defendant) Joseph Younes (Second Defendant) Trademark Group Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms M. Cairns and Ms A. Cameron (Plaintiff) Mr M. Fernandes (Defendants)