Anderson & Ors v Xie [2011] VSC 486

The matter of Anderson & Ors v Xie [2011] VSC 486 was a freezing order application before Dixon J in the Supreme Court of Victoria. This matter is an example of a freezing order obtained in circumstances where there is delay, after judgment, in having costs taxed. Here the plaintiff sought to freeze the defendant's assets to prevent the defendant from dissipating her assets to thwart the judgment.

I have included a brief summary and extracts below.

Zhen v Mo & Ors [2008] VSC 300 - freezing orders

I was recently involved in an application for a freezing order on behalf of an applicant. In that matter, the applicant was seeking to restrain some respondents from dissipating money that the respondents received from proceeds of a sale. The applicant did this because it formed the view that if it did not do so, then any judgment would be unsatisfied by reason of the likely dissipation of the money elsewhere.

I have included a discussion of freezing orders and the matter of Zhen v Mo & Ors [2008] VSC 300 below.