Du v Feng [2020] NSWSC 875

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Du v Feng [2020] NSWSC 875 Hearing dates: 03 July 2020 Date of orders: 03 July 2020 Decision date: 08 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: (1) The notice of motion filed on 11 June 2020 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — interim preservation — freezing orders — requirements to be met before order made — arguable case on a justiciable cause of action but not sufficient to justify orders sought — evidence does not establish that any judgment given will be unsatisfied due to disposal of assets — application refused Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Finn v Carelli [2007] NSWSC 261 Frigo v Culhaci [1998] NSWCA 88 Newcastle City Council v Caverstock Group Pty Ltd (2008) 163 LGERA 83; [2008] NSWCA 249 Ninemia Maritime Corporation v Trave Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co KG [1983] 1 WLR 1412; [1984] 1 All ER 398 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 Samimi v Seyedabadi [2013] NSWCA 279 Tomasetti v Brailey [2012] NSWCA 6 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Alan Du (Plaintiff) Freda Feng (First Defendant) Jimmy Zhi-Min Liu (Second Defendant) United World Enterprises Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Norrie (Plaintiff) Solicitors: Rock Lawyers (Plaintiff) F Feng (Self-Represented on behalf of all defendants) File Number(s): 2020/128830 Publication restriction: Nil