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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SAMOA
MVOICE Pty Ltd & Anor v Roepke & Ors [2024] WSSC 42 (27 June 2024)
Case name: | MVOICE Pty Ltd & Anor v Roepke & Ors |
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Citation: | |
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Decision date: | 27 June 2024 |
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Parties: | MVOICE PTY LTD (First Plaintiff) & CONTEXTUAL TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED (Second Plaintiff) v BRITTANIE PATRICIA LOUISE ROEPKE nee O’GRADY (First Defendant); KARL ROEPKE (Second Defendant) & SAMOA ALOFA RENTALS (Third Defendant) |
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Hearing date(s): | 28 May 2024 |
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Jurisdiction: | Supreme Court – CIVIL |
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Place of delivery: | Supreme Court of Samoa, Mulinuu |
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Judge(s): | Chief Justice Perese |
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On appeal from: | |
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Order: | The Court makes the following orders granting the injunctions: a) An order of mandatory injunction that the defendants deliver up, at a time and date agreed with the First and Second Plaintiffs but no later than 48 hours after the delivery of this judgment, all the vehicles identified in paragraphs 19(b) and 19(c) above, to the Federal Pacific Compound (formerly known as Fun way Park) on Beach Road, Matautu-Tai, Apia Samoa. Copies of all keys for the vehicles are to be delivered to the plaintiffs’ solicitors, at the same time the vehicles are delivered. b) An order of injunction is made pursuant to paragraph 19(e) above, to restrain the defendants or their agents or servants, from disposing or dealing with any of the cars currently in the defendants’ custody or possession or control to any third party, including but not limited to offer for sale, sale of the cars, renting the cars (other than honouring contractual obligations entered into before the service of this interim injunction); or offering the cars as security for any loans or cash advances. The plaintiffs are awarded costs of SAT$5,000. |
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Representation: | G. Latu for the Plaintiffs S. Wulf for the Defendants |
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Catchwords: | Claims breach of contract – breach of trust – breach of fiduciary duty – unjust enrichment – supposed business
arrangement/arrangement – rental car business – interim injunction. |
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Cases cited: | Lauano & Ors v Amosa & Ors [2024] WSSC 37 (09 April 2024). |
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Summary of decision: | |
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SAMOA
HELD AT MULINUU
BETWEEN:
MVOICE PTY LTD
First Plaintiff
A N D:
CONTEXTUAL TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED
Second Plaintiff
A N D:
BRITTANIE PATRICIA LOUISE ROEPKE nee O’GRADY
First Defendant
A N D:
KARL ROEPKE
Second Defendant
A N D:
SAMOA ALOFA RENTALS
Third Defendant
Counsel: G. Latu for the Plaintiffs
S. Wulf for the Defendants
Hearing: 28 May 2024
Judgment: 27 June 2024
RESERVED JUDGMENT OF PERESE CJ
The legal principles
A serious issue?
Where does the balance of convenience lie?
Overall justice of the case
The remedy sought
Orders
CHIEF JUSTICE
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