Australia, June 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 29:

1. Before the Court is an ex parte application by way of Notice of Motion by the defendant/cross-claimant, Mr Gary Aladjadjian, for an asset preservation or freezing order under Part 25.14 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW).

2. In substance, the background to the matter is that there is a longstanding dispute between Mr Aladjadjian, who I will refer to as the defendant, and Mr Issam Saba, in relation to building work performed by Mr Saba for the defendant at a property located at xx Fullagar Road, Wentworthville in NSW.

3. The contract between the parties is in evidence before me, and is dated 5 November 2020:...