Huang & Ors v Liao (also known as Kurz) & Ors [2022] NSWSC 526

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Huang & Ors v Liao (also known as Kurz) & Ors [2022] NSWSC 526 Hearing dates: 20 April 2022 Date of orders: 3 May 2022 Decision date: 03 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Black J Decision: Declaration that the First Defendant has committed a contempt of the Court. Order that the Respondent be imprisoned for 6 months and pay the Plaintiffs' costs of the penalty hearing on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – Contempt, attachment and sequestration – Contempt of Court – Sentence –whether custodial sentence is appropriate. Legislation Cited: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: - Admark Property Group Pty Ltd (in liq) v GJ Building and Contracting Pty Ltd (2017) 94 NSWLR 777; [2017] NSWSC 118 - Al Muderis v Duncan (No 5) [2019] NSWSC 461 Athens v Randwick City Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 58 - Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union v Mudginberri Station Pty Ltd (1986) 161 CLR 98; [1986] HCA 46 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Michalik (2004) 52 ACSR 115; (2005) 23 ACLC 188 - Commissioner for Fair Trading v TLC Consulting Services Pty Ltd [2011] QSC 233 - DAI v DAA (2005) 191 FLR 360; [2005] FamCA 88 - Deckers Outdoor Corp Pty Ltd v Farley (No 6) [2010] FCA 391 - District Council of Cooper Pedy v Naumovicy [2020] SASC 79 - Dong v Song (No 5) [2019] ACTSC 273 - Huang v Liao [2022] NSWSC 347 - Humane Society International Inc v Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd (2015) 238 FCR 209; (2015) 333 ALR 713; [2015] FCA 1275 - In the Marriage of Georgopoulos (1982) 8 Fam LR 807 - Ip v Chiang [2019] NSWSC 1549 - Kazal v Thunder Studios Inc (California) (2017) 256 FCR 90; [2017] FCAFC 111 - Kirkpatrick v Kotis (2004) 62 NSWLR 567 - McGuirk v University of NSW [2010] NSWSC 448 Menzies v Paccar Financial Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 280 - Moira Shire Council v Sidebottom Group Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 556 - NCR Australia Pty Ltd v Credit Connection Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1118 - NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Corry (No 8) [2022] NSWSC 97 - Paccar Financial Pty Ltd v Menzies [2015] NSWSC 1622 - Pisano v Dandris (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 1689 - R v T [2022] WASCA 34 - Registrar of the Court of Appeal v Maniam (No 2) (1992) 26 NSWLR 309 - Rutherford v Marshal of the Family Court of Australia (1999) 152 FLR 299; [1999] FamCA 1299 - Sun Newspapers Pty Ltd v Brisbane TV Ltd (1989) 92 ALR 535 - The Prothonotary of Supreme Court of New South Wales v Battye [2017] NSWSC 48 Category: Sentence Parties: Shaojun Huang (First Plaintiff) Power Goal International Limited (Second Plaintiff) Peeq Global Education Pty Ltd (Third Plaintiff) Jingwen Liao also known as Jingwen Kurz (First Defendant) J W Liao Pty Ltd as trustee for the Liao Family Trust (Second Defendant) Vustar Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Peeq Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) MacPherson Kelley Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Junn (Solicitor) (Plaintiffs) A Rizk (First Defendant)