Bank of China Limited v Chen [2022] NSWSC 749

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bank of China Limited v Chen [2022] NSWSC 749 Hearing dates: 18 February 2022 Date of orders: 7 June 2022 Decision date: 07 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders: (1) The defendants notice of motion filed 21 April 2021 be dismissed. (2) The defendant's application for variation of the previous cost order of Registrar K Jones dated 19 October 2021 is refused. (3) The plaintiff is to file and serve an affidavit deposing the current amount of the judgment debt by 20 June 2022. (4) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs. Catchwords: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – Foreign judgments and orders – Enforcement of foreign judgment – Enforcement at Common Law – People's Republic of China – People's Court – Civil mediation judgment – Minshi tiaojie shu (民事调解书) – Civil mediation judgment – Whether judgment to be registered must be determined to be a judgment by reference to the law of the foreign jurisdiction or the law of the forum – Judgments to be enforced Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 3(1) Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China 1982, Arts 97, 152 Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth) Interpretations Act 1987 (NSW), ss 11, 12 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 11.4, 11.6, 12.11, Sch 6 Cases Cited: Adams v Cape Industries plc [1990] Ch 433 Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd (2016) 259 CLR 1; [2016] HCA 16 Bao v Qu; Tian (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 588 Beck v Weinstock; Beck v L W Furniture (Consolidated) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 289 Benefit Strategies Group Inc v Prider 211 FLR 113; [2007] SASC 250 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner and Keeler (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502; [1988] HCA 21 General Steel Industries Inc Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Godard v Gray (1870) LR 6 QB 139 Godard v Gray (1870) LR 6 QB 139 Jones v Dunkel (1968) 101 CLR 298 Neilson v Overseas Projects Corporation of Victoria Ltd (2005) 223 CLR 331 Owens Bank Ltd v Bracco [1992] 2 AC 443 Rubin & Anor v Eurofinance SA & Ors [2012] UKSC 46 Tahiri v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2012) 293 ALR 526 TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v The Judges of the Federal Court of Australia & Anor (2013) 251 CLR 533; [2013] HCA 5 Williams v Jones (1845) 13 M & W 628 Texts Cited: M Davies et al, Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia (LexisNexis, 10th ed, 2020), [40.37] M Leeming, Authority to Decide - The Law of Jurisdiction in Australia (2nd ed, 2020, The Federation Press), [1.1] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bank of China Limited (Plaintiff) Ying Chen (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: W Muddle SC with Dr D Townsend (Plaintiff) W Chan (Defendant)