Unconventional Conventions v Accent Oz [2004] NSWSC 247

Unconventional Conventions v Accent Oz [2004] NSWSC 247

The applicants' evidence justified modifying the asset preservation orders to permit sale of the East Heathcote property, but because an unconditional sale could hypothetically occur at undervalue and dissipate assets in a way that would frustrate the Court's processes if the plaintiff succeeded, the variation should be suspended until procedural conditions are satisfied to protect the plaintiff by promoting valuation and arms' length sale safeguards.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
25 March 2004
Procedural Posture
Equity Proceeding Concerning Variation of Asset Preservation Orders / Interlocutory Application by the Defendants Filed 20 February 2004 to Vary Existing Asset Preservation Orders
Outcome
Order varied to permit sale of the East Heathcote property, subject to conditions designed to ensure the sale is at market value and at arms' length.
Legal Topics
['asset Preservation Orders' 'variation of Interlocutory Orders' 'sale of Real Property' 'proprietary Tracing' 'abuse or Frustration of Court Processes']
['equity' 'civil Procedure'] ['asset Preservation Orders' 'variation of Interlocutory Orders' 'sale of Real Property' 'proprietary Tracing' 'abuse or Frustration of Court Processes']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Proceeding Concerning Variation of Asset Preservation Orders / Interlocutory Application by the Defendants Filed 20 February 2004 to Vary Existing Asset Preservation Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether existing asset preservation orders should be varied to permit the second and third defendants to sell the East Heathcote property, discharge registered securities and preserve the net proceeds pending hearing.' "Whether conditions should be imposed to ensure the sale is at market value and at arms' length so that the plaintiff's protection under the existing orders is not removed or seriously prejudiced."]

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants' evidence justified modifying the asset preservation orders to permit sale of the East Heathcote property, but because an unconditional sale could hypothetically occur at undervalue and dissipate assets in a way that would frustrate the Court's processes if the plaintiff succeeded, the variation should be suspended until procedural conditions are satisfied to protect the plaintiff by promoting valuation and arms' length sale safeguards.

Court Disposition

Order varied to permit sale of the East Heathcote property, subject to conditions designed to ensure the sale is at market value and at arms' length.

Orders

  • ['Order to be made along the lines of the order proposed in the Notice of Motion after the parties consult on possible fine-tuning.' 'Operation of that order suspended until the specified conditions are satisfied.' 'Within 7 days the second and third defendants are to permit the East Heathcote property to be...