Lu v Beijing Hua Xin Liu He Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] FCA 654

Federal Court of Australia

Lu v Beijing Hua Xin Liu He Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] FCA 654 Appeal from: Application for leave to appeal: Beijing Hua Xin Liu He Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd v Lu (No 3) [2022] FCA 108

File number: WAD 44 of 2022

Judgment of: JACKSON J

Date of judgment: 3 June 2022

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for leave to appeal from dismissal of application for summary judgment - previous application for summary judgment dismissed on appeal - proceeding close to trial - no substantial injustice - existence of factual disputes - documentary evidence not unanswerably in favour of applicant - matters to be dealt with in oral evidence at trial - insufficient doubt about correctness of primary judgment - proposed amendment of draft notice of appeal - seeking to reopen matters dealt with in previous determination of first summary judgment application

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24, 31A

Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis [2013] FCA 641; (2013) 220 FCR 256 Beijing Hua Xin Liu He Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd v Lu [2017] FCAFC 186 Bux Global Ltd v Hooke [2018] FCA 882 Decor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 Gold Peg International Pty Ltd v Kovan Engineering (Aust) Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1794 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1572; (2000) 104 FCR 564 Kowalski v MMAL Staff Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 117; (2009) 178 FCR 401 Lu v Beijing Hua Xin Liu He Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 440 Moskios v Splendid Developments Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 210 QUYD Pty Ltd v Marvass Pty Ltd [2008] QCA 257; [2009] 1 Qd R 41 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Three Rivers District Council v Bank of England (No 3) [2003] 2 AC 1