KR & C Co Ltd v Soon Ok Hwang (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 292

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: KR & C Co Ltd v Soon Ok Hwang (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 292 Hearing dates: 10 December 2021 Date of orders: 17 March 2022 Decision date: 17 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) The defendant's Motion of 26 February 2021, seeking to set aside the registration of Korean Judgments by the Court on 8 December 2020, is dismissed; (2) The defendant shall pay the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to the proceedings. Catchwords: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – Foreign Judgments Act – Registration – Motion to set aside – defendant not served with initiating process in foreign country – defendant appeal in foreign on merits – motion dismissed. Legislation Cited: Foreign Judgments Act 1991(Cth), ss 6(1), 7(2) Cases Cited: Bao v Qu; Tian (No 2) (2020) 102 NSWLR 435; [2020] NSWSC 588 Benefit Strategies Group Inc v Prider (2005) 91 SASR 544; [2005] SASC 194 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters v Cross (2012) 248 CLR 378; [2012] HCA 56 Kok v Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd (2017) 323 FLR 95; [2017] WASCA 150 KR & C Co Ltd v Soon Ok Hwang [2021] NSWSC 164 KR & C Co Ltd v Soon Ok Hwang [2021] NSWSC 551 KR & C Co., Ltd v Soon Ok Hwang (Seoul Central District Court (Korea), 11 November 2011, unrep) Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Sunland Group Limited v Gold Coast City Council (2021) 95 ALJR 922; [2021] HCA 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: KR & C Co Ltd (Plaintiff/Respondent) Soon Ok Hwang (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: V Cha – Solicitor (Plaintiff/Respondent) P Berg (Defendant/Applicant)