NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: China Insurance Group Finance Company Ltd v Kingston (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1309 Hearing dates: 25 September 2020 Date of orders: 25 September 2020 Decision date: 25 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Proceedings transferred to the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – whether proceedings should be transferred to the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria – whether that court a more appropriate forum – where plaintiff incorporated in Hong Kong – where defendant lives in Melbourne – where subject of proceedings has no apparent connection to New South Wales CIVIL PROCEDURE – whether proceedings should be transferred to the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria – whether matter likely to progress more quickly in the Commercial List than in Victorian Commercial Court Legislation Cited: Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: China Insurance Group Finance Company Ltd v Kingston [2020] NSWSC 1273 Stammbach v MBD Energy Limited [2014] NSWSC 807 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: China Insurance Group Finance Company Ltd (Plaintiff) Phillip James Kingston (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Ng (Plaintiff) Mr C T Moller (Defendant)
Solicitors: Ashurst Australia (Plaintiff) HWL Ebsworth (Defendant) File Number(s): 2020/246363
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