CHIANTI PTY LTD -v- LEUME PTY LTD [2007] WASCA 270
| (2007) 35 WAR 488 | |||
| SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Citation No: | [2007] WASCA 270 | |
| THE COURT OF APPEAL (WA) | |||
| Case No: | CACV:89/2006 | 2 AUGUST 2007 | |
| Coram: | MARTIN CJ PULLIN JA BUSS JA | 11/12/07 | |
| 43 | Judgment Part: | 1 of 1 | |
| Result: | Appeal dismissed Respondent's application refused | ||
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| PDF Version |
| Parties: | CHIANTI PTY LTD LEUME PTY LTD |
Catchwords: | Jurisdiction District Court District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA), s 50(1) Claim by beneficiary against trustee for nonpayment of distributed trust income Whether claim is at law or in equity Liability of trustee to beneficiary in debt or for money had and received Character of distributions of trust income Whether claim is a 'personal action' within s 50(1) of the District Court of Western Australia Act Whether financial statements of trustee contained admissions of money owing to beneficiary Counterclaim Whether a finding that there was a serious question to be tried on trustee's counterclaim is inconsistent with a finding that the trustee had no reasonably arguable defence, or right of setoff, in relation to beneficiary's claim Turns on own facts Practice and procedure Application to amend statement of claim and orders of primary judge in relation to date from which interest accrued on amount claimed Turns on own facts |
Legislation: | Acts Amendment (Jurisdiction of Courts) Act 1981 (WA) District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA), s 50(1), s 52, s 55, s 57 Supreme Court Act 1935 (WA), s 24, s 25, s 32 |
Case References: | Attorney-General v Churchill (1841) 10 LJ Ex 314; 151 ER 997 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1988) 164 CLR 662 Chianti Pty Ltd v Leume Pty Ltd; WASC; 13 October 2004 Commercial Developments Pty Ltd (t/as Don Rogers Motors Pty Ltd) v Mercantile Mutual (Workers' Compensation) Ltd (1991) 5 WAR 208 Commissioner of Inland Revenue v Ward (1969) 69 ATC 6050 Edwards v Lowndes (1852) 1 E & B 81; (1852) 118 ER 367 Euroasian Holdings Pty Ltd v Ron Diamond Plumbing (in liq) (1996) 64 FCR 147 Forsyth v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2007] HCA 8; (2007) 81 ALJR 662 Harmonic Resonator Ltd v Walton (1927) 27 SR (NSW) 81 Hondros v Chesson [1981] WAR 146 Jones v Bellgrove Properties Ltd [1949] 2 KB 700 Jones v Moylan (No 2) [2000] WASCA 361; (2000) 23 WAR 65 Kearns v Hill (1990) 21 NSWLR 107 Ledingham v Bermejo Estancia Co Ltd [1947] 1 All ER 749 Leume Pty Ltd v Chianti Pty Ltd [2005] WADC 212 Leume Pty Ltd v Chianti Pty Ltd [2006] WADC 95 Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221 Pearson v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [2006] FCAFC 111; (2006) 64 ATR 109 R v Brown (1912) 14 CLR 17 Re Baron Vestey's Settlement; Lloyds Bank Ltd v O'Meara [1951] Ch 209; [1951] 2 All ER 891 Re Brookers… |
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Chianti Pty Ltd (the plaintiff) sued Leume Pty Ltd (the defendant) in the District Court of Western Australia for the non-payment of distributed trust income. The plaintiff, as the beneficiary, sought to recover the unpaid trust income from the defendant, the trustee. The plaintiff argued that the defendant, as trustee, had a legal or equitable obligation to pay the distributed trust income. The defendant contested the claim, arguing that the plaintiff's claim was either at law or in equity, or that the plaintiff's claim was for money had and received. The defendant also argued that the plaintiff's claim was a personal action within section 50(1) of the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA), which limited the court's jurisdiction.
The court considered whether the plaintiff's claim was at law or in equity, and whether the defendant was liable to the plaintiff in debt or for money had and received. The court also considered the character of the distributions of trust income and whether the financial statements of the defendant contained admissions of money owing to the plaintiff. The court further considered the nature of the defendant's counterclaim and whether a finding that there was a serious question to be tried on the counterclaim was inconsistent with a finding that the defendant had no reasonably arguable defence, or right of set-off, in relation to the plaintiff's claim. The court found that the plaintiff's claim was in equity and that the defendant was liable to the plaintiff for the unpaid trust income. The court also found that the defendant's counterclaim did not prevent the court from exercising its jurisdiction over the plaintiff's claim.
The court dismissed the defendant's appeal and refused the plaintiff's application to amend the statement of claim and orders of the primary judge in relation to the date from which interest accrued on the amount claimed. The court held that the appeal and application turned on their own facts, and that the primary judge's orders were correct. The court also held that the defendant's counterclaim did not prevent the court from exercising its jurisdiction over the plaintiff's claim.
The court considered whether the plaintiff's claim was at law or in equity, and whether the defendant was liable to the plaintiff in debt or for money had and received. The court also considered the character of the distributions of trust income and whether the financial statements of the defendant contained admissions of money owing to the plaintiff. The court further considered the nature of the defendant's counterclaim and whether a finding that there was a serious question to be tried on the counterclaim was inconsistent with a finding that the defendant had no reasonably arguable defence, or right of set-off, in relation to the plaintiff's claim. The court found that the plaintiff's claim was in equity and that the defendant was liable to the plaintiff for the unpaid trust income. The court also found that the defendant's counterclaim did not prevent the court from exercising its jurisdiction over the plaintiff's claim.
The court dismissed the defendant's appeal and refused the plaintiff's application to amend the statement of claim and orders of the primary judge in relation to the date from which interest accrued on the amount claimed. The court held that the appeal and application turned on their own facts, and that the primary judge's orders were correct. The court also held that the defendant's counterclaim did not prevent the court from exercising its jurisdiction over the plaintiff's claim.
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Appeal dismissed
Respondent's application refused
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