Georgiou v Spencer Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) [2011] FCA 602

Georgiou v Spencer Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) [2011] FCA 602

The freezing order application failed because there was no evidence that any judgment the applicant might obtain would be wholly or partly unsatisfied due to absconding, removal of assets, or assets being disposed of, dealt with or diminished in value. The 2010 transaction involving the first respondent appeared to...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 June 2011
Procedural Posture
Federal Court Civil Proceeding Involving Interlocutory Applications / Hearing of the Applicant's Notice of Motion Dated 19 May 2011 for a Freezing Order and Oral Application for the Second Respondent to Be Dux Litis on Certain Issues
Outcome
The applicant's notice of motion dated 19 May 2011 and oral application for the second respondent to be dux litis on certain issues were dismissed.
Legal Topics
['freezing Orders' 'ancillary Disclosure Orders' 'good Arguable Case' 'danger Judgment Will Be Unsatisfied' 'dux Litis' 'burden of Proof at Trial' 'witness Statements']
['civil Procedure' 'employment Law' 'sex Discrimination'] ['freezing Orders' 'ancillary Disclosure Orders' 'good Arguable Case' 'danger Judgment Will Be Unsatisfied' 'dux Litis' 'burden of Proof at Trial' 'witness Statements']

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Procedural Posture

Federal Court Civil Proceeding Involving Interlocutory Applications / Hearing of the Applicant's Notice of Motion Dated 19 May 2011 for a Freezing Order and Oral Application for the Second Respondent to Be Dux Litis on Certain Issues

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether a freezing order and ancillary disclosure orders should be made against the first and second respondents.' 'Whether there was evidence of a danger that any judgment obtained by the applicant would be wholly or partly unsatisfied because assets might be removed, disposed of, dealt with or diminished in value.' 'Whether the second respondent should be ordered to be dux litis on the issue of an alleged affair between himself and the applicant.' 'Whether the applicant should begin on all issues having regard to the burden of proof and the practical conduct of the trial.']

Ratio Decidendi

The freezing order application failed because there was no evidence that any judgment the applicant might obtain would be wholly or partly unsatisfied due to absconding, removal of assets, or assets being disposed of, dealt with or diminished in value. The 2010 transaction involving the first respondent appeared to have been envisaged since 2007 and was not shown to be motivated by this proceeding. The dux litis application failed because the applicant bore the legal onus on her causes of action, no good reason was shown to depart from Order 32, and the proposed division between evidence about the alleged affair and other evidence was impractical.

Court Disposition

The applicant's notice of motion dated 19 May 2011 and oral application for the second respondent to be dux litis on certain issues were dismissed.

Orders

  • ["The applicant's notice of motion dated 19 May 2011 be dismissed." "The applicant's oral application for the second respondent to be dux litis on certain issues be dismissed."]