Quantum Investments (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors v Zhi Wei Lin trading as Jack Lin (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1558

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Quantum Investments (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors v Zhi Wei Lin trading as Jack Lin (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1558 Hearing dates: Last submissions 4 November 2022 Date of orders: 15 November 2022 Decision date: 15 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Black J Decision: (i) Judgment and an order for costs in favour of the Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth, and Ninth Plaintiffs against the Defendant. (ii) Statement of Claim is dismissed in respect of the relief sought on behalf of the Third Plaintiff. (iii) Third Plaintiff to pay the Defendant's costs of and incidental to his claim in the proceedings. Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW — Misleading or deceptive conduct — Quantification of loss. COSTS — Party/Party — General rule that costs follow the event Cases Cited: - Australian Receivables Ltd v Tekitu Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1425 - Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 - Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 - Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 - Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 19 - Oikos Constructions Pty Ltd (t/as Lars Fischer Construction) v Ostin (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 - Quantum Investments (Aust) Pty Ltd & Ors v Zhi Wei Lin trading as Jack Lin [2022] NSWSC 1387 - Sultan Holdings Pty Ltd v John Fuglsang Developments Pty Ltd [2017] TASFC 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jinbiao Zheng (Second Plaintiff) Qihua Shen (Third Plaintiff) Xiaochu Luo (Fourth Plaintiff) Wi Yang (Fifth Plaintiff) Xiaofeng Qian (Sixth Plaintiff) Moral Success Developments Ltd (Ninth Plaintiff) Zhi Wei Lin aka Jack Lin (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Katsoulas (Second-Sixth and Ninth Plaintiffs) J Mitchell/N Seow (Defendant)