Guan v Li (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 261

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Guan v Li (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 261 Hearing dates: 1 December 2022 Date of orders: 13 December 2022 Decision date: 13 December 2022 Before: Ward P at [1] Gleeson JA at [2] Griffiths AJA at [54] Decision: Summons seeking leave to appeal be dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEAL – leave to appeal – challenge to freezing order in aid of existing and prospective proceedings in Family Court – judgment creditor seeking to set aside financial agreement between husband and wife and also seeking to set aside settlement deed between wife and husband's trustee in bankruptcy – Family Law Act, ss 90K(1)(aa) and 90K(3) – whether good arguable case for final relief – whether proposed appeal sufficiently arguable to justify grant of leave Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), ss 27(1), 58(3)(b) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), s 90C, 90K(1)(aa), 90K(3) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth), s 7(5) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 105A(6) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(e) Uniform Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 25.14 Cases Cited: Cardile v LED Builders Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 380; [1999] HCA 18 Guan v Li [2022] NSWCA 173 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Li v Tang [2021] NSWSC 1011 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Mourbarak (by his tutor Coorey) v Holt (2019) 100 NSWLR 218; [2019] NSWCA 102 Ninemia Maritime Corpn v Trave Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH und Co KG ("Niedersachsen, The) [1983] 1 WLR 1412; (1984) 1 All ER 398 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2019] NSWCA 48 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Yanjuan Guan (Applicant) Weijian Li (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Condon SC / G Gee (Applicant) P D Reynolds (Respondent)