CEG Direct Securities Pty Ltd v Shining Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 858

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: CEG Direct Securities Pty Ltd v Shining Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 858 Hearing dates: 30 June 2020 Date of orders: 30 June 2020 Decision date: 30 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: (1) I order that the matters for determination by me on the hearing commencing 6 July 2020 will be limited to the questions set out in the document prepared on behalf of the Registrar-General, originally headed "Joint Statement of Issues" but now marked as "Separate Questions for Determination". (2) I direct that the parties further consider that document and inform me prior to Friday, 3 July whether the questions remain suitable or whether there needs to be any variation to those questions. (3) The balance of the issues raised on the pleadings will be stood over for hearing at a date to be fixed subject to the outcome of the separate questions. (4) I order also that the balance of the plaintiff's notice of motion filed today be stood over for further hearing and determination subsequent to my determination of the separate questions. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — separate determination of questions — whether appropriate Legislation Cited: Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), ss 129, 132 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 28.4 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: CEG Direct Securities Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Shining Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Mengnan Wang (Second Defendant/Second Cross-Defendant) Xihai Wang (Third Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant) Hai Rong Li (Fourth Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Registrar-General of Land Titles (Third Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Baird (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) D Smallbone (Third and Fourth Defendants/First and Second Cross-Claimants) A Douglas-Baker (Third Cross-Defendant)