Ferngrove Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd v HLW Investments Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1137

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ferngrove Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd v HLW Investments Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1137 Hearing dates: 12, 13, 14 August 2020 Date of orders: 26 August 2020 Decision date: 26 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Plaintiff entitled to judgment Catchwords: CONTRACTS – sale of goods – whether first defendant entered contract as agent for a Chinese corporation – whether second and third defendants only guaranteed first defendant's obligations in that capacity AGENCY – whether first defendant entered contract for sale of goods with plaintiff as disclosed agent for a Chinese corporation Legislation Cited: Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Cases Cited: Agricultural & Rural Finance Pty Limited v Gardiner (2008) 238 CLR 570; [2008] HCA 57 BH Australia Constructions Pty Ltd v Kapeller 100 NSWLR 367; [2019] NSWSC 1086 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153; [2001] NSWCA 61 Lym International Pty Ltd v Marcolongo [2011] NSWCA 303 Texts Cited: P Herzfeld and T Prince Interpretation (2020, LawBook Co) J D Heydon, Heydon on Contract (2019, Lawbook Co) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ferngrove Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) HLW Investments Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Yanxia Lu (Second Defendant) Yinghan He (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Burchett (Plaintiff) A J Bulley (Defendants)