Dridi v Fillmore [2000] NSWSC 175

Dridi v Fillmore [2000] NSWSC 175

The plaintiff failed to establish sufficient evidence of damage to any protectable interest or a sufficiently strong case to justify the granting of interlocutory relief allowing residence in the property pending trial; the balance of convenience did not favour such an order.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
04 February 2000
Procedural Posture
Equity / Application for Interlocutory Injunctive Relief
Outcome
Application for interlocutory injunctive relief to permit plaintiff to reside in disputed property pending trial refused.
Legal Topics
['equitable Remedies' 'interlocutory Injunctions' 'balance of Convenience' 'constructive Trusts' 'property (relationships) Act 1984']
['equity'] ['equitable Remedies' 'interlocutory Injunctions' 'balance of Convenience' 'constructive Trusts' 'property (relationships) Act 1984']

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Procedural Posture

Equity / Application for Interlocutory Injunctive Relief

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether interlocutory injunctive relief should be granted to permit plaintiff to reside in the property pending trial' 'Whether the plaintiff has a seriously arguable case for such relief' 'Proper approach to balance of convenience in interlocutory injunctions where ultimate rights are disputed']

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiff failed to establish sufficient evidence of damage to any protectable interest or a sufficiently strong case to justify the granting of interlocutory relief allowing residence in the property pending trial; the balance of convenience did not favour such an order.

Court Disposition

Application for interlocutory injunctive relief to permit plaintiff to reside in disputed property pending trial refused.

Orders

  • ['Application to permit plaintiff to reside in property pending trial refused.' 'Plaintiff to pay costs of the application before Hamilton J.' 'Application that costs ordered in favour of defendants be assessed and paid forthwith refused.']