Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Westmeat Development Pty Ltd as trustee for Westmeat Development Trust [2024] NSWSC 548

Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Westmeat Development Pty Ltd as trustee for Westmeat Development Trust [2024] NSWSC 548

The Thirteenth Defendant has failed to establish any factual basis for the investigations underlying his application for adjournment; absent evidence supporting the grounds raised, an adjournment is refused. The Defendants' default under the Settlement Deed entitles the Plaintiff to judgment jointly and severally against them for the settlement sum as agreed, plus costs as set out in the deed and proven by affidavit.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 May 2024
Procedural Posture
Judgment (civil) / Final Judgment and Disposition After Adjournment Application
Outcome
Adjournment application dismissed; judgment entered for Plaintiff jointly and severally against specified Defendants and Respondents.
Legal Topics
['adjournment Application' 'settlement Agreement' 'freezing Orders' 'costs' 'joint and Several Liability']
['corporations' 'taxation' 'civil Procedure'] ['adjournment Application' 'settlement Agreement' 'freezing Orders' 'costs' 'joint and Several Liability']

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Procedural Posture

Judgment (civil) / Final Judgment and Disposition After Adjournment Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether an adjournment should be granted to the Thirteenth Defendant to investigate the enforceability of the Settlement Deed' 'Whether judgment should be entered for the Plaintiff against the Defendants jointly and severally pursuant to the Settlement Deed']

Ratio Decidendi

The Thirteenth Defendant has failed to establish any factual basis for the investigations underlying his application for adjournment; absent evidence supporting the grounds raised, an adjournment is refused. The Defendants' default under the Settlement Deed entitles the Plaintiff to judgment jointly and severally against them for the settlement sum as agreed, plus costs as set out in the deed and proven by affidavit.

Court Disposition

Adjournment application dismissed; judgment entered for Plaintiff jointly and severally against specified Defendants and Respondents.

Orders

  • ['Judgment for Plaintiff jointly and severally against First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Defendants and First and Sixth Respondents in the amount of $17,357,593.94.' "Defendants and Respondents jointly and severally liable to pay Plaintiff's costs fixed at...