Andrew Wheeler trading as PricewaterhouseCoopers v Aoyin Group Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1030

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Andrew Wheeler trading as PricewaterhouseCoopers v Aoyin Group Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1030 Hearing dates: 11 August 2021 Date of orders: 17 August 2021 Decision date: 17 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Rees J Decision: Grant leave to amend subject to further changes being made to proposed pleading. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – misleading and deceptive conduct claim – application to amend – application to strikeout as hopeless – principles at [4], [30]-[35] – should be permitted to amend. Legislation Cited: Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 14.28 Cases Cited: Anchorage Capital Master Offshore Pty Ltd v Sparkes [2019] NSWSC 384 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 592; [2004] HCA 60 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 238 CLR 304; [2009] HCA 25 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191; [1982] HCA 44 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 Spencer v The Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd [1982] FCA 136; (1982) 42 ALR 177 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598; [1993] HCA 57 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1; [1992] NSWCA 272 Wickstead v Browne (1993) 10 Leg Rep SL2 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Andrew Wheeler & Others t/as PricewaterhouseCoopers (Plaintiffs/Cross-defendants) Aoyin Group Limited (Defendant/Cross-claimant) Representation: Counsel: S Nixon SC, E Bathurst (Plaintiffs/Cross-defendants) R A Dick SC, P Meagher and R Pietriche (Defendant/Cross-claimant)