Australian Turf Club Limited v Wallace [2012] NSWSC 292

Australian Turf Club Limited v Wallace [2012] NSWSC 292

The Plaintiff did not establish the criteria for continuation or making of a freezing order under Rules 25.11 and 25.14 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005. The Defendant's active participation in the litigation with senior and junior counsel weighed against the asserted danger that he would flee the...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 March 2012
Procedural Posture
Proceedings for Debt With Interlocutory Applications Concerning a Freezing Order, Notices to Produce, Costs and Transfer / Contested Interlocutory Hearing After an Ex Parte Freezing Order Had Been Made
Outcome
The freezing order made on 13 February 2012 was not extended and was dissolved; interlocutory notices and motion were set aside; costs were ordered on the ordinary basis for specified appearances; costs were not made payable forthwith; and the proceedings were transferred to the District Court of New South Wales.
Legal Topics
['freezing Orders' 'mareva Orders' 'asset Preservation Orders' 'danger of Judgment Being Unsatisfied' 'indemnity Costs' 'transfer to District Court']
['practice and Procedure' 'civil Procedure' 'debt Recovery' 'costs'] ['freezing Orders' 'mareva Orders' 'asset Preservation Orders' 'danger of Judgment Being Unsatisfied' 'indemnity Costs' 'transfer to District Court']

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Procedural Posture

Proceedings for Debt With Interlocutory Applications Concerning a Freezing Order, Notices to Produce, Costs and Transfer / Contested Interlocutory Hearing After an Ex Parte Freezing Order Had Been Made

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the freezing order made on 13 February 2012 should be continued or dissolved.' 'Whether the Plaintiff established a danger that any prospective judgment would be wholly or partly unsatisfied because the Defendant might abscond or remove or dispose of assets in Australia.' 'Whether the Defendant should receive costs on an indemnity basis and whether costs should be payable forthwith.' 'Whether the proceedings should be transferred to the District Court of New South Wales.']

Ratio Decidendi

The Plaintiff did not establish the criteria for continuation or making of a freezing order under Rules 25.11 and 25.14 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005. The Defendant's active participation in the litigation with senior and junior counsel weighed against the asserted danger that he would flee the jurisdiction, and the Court was not persuaded that he was a flight risk. The prospect that the Defendant would remove the two horses from the jurisdiction was unlikely, their value was limited, and there was no real prospect that they would be sold so as to frustrate enforcement. Because a freezing order is an extraordinary remedy and not security for judgment, the order was dissolved....

Court Disposition

The freezing order made on 13 February 2012 was not extended and was dissolved; interlocutory notices and motion were set aside; costs were ordered on the ordinary basis for specified appearances; costs were not made payable forthwith; and the proceedings were transferred to the District Court of New South Wales.

Orders

  • ['Orders made declining to extend the freezing order made on 13 February 2012 and dissolving that order.' "The Plaintiff's Notice to Produce served on 22 March 2012 is set aside." "The Defendant's Notice to Produce served on 15 March 2012 is set aside." "The Plaintiff's Notice of Motion filed on 23 March 2012 is set...