Re Sunnya Pty Limited [2023] NSWSC 225

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Re Sunnya Pty Limited [2023] NSWSC 225 Hearing dates: 3, 9 March 2023 Date of orders: 3, 9 March 2023 Decision date: 09 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Leave granted on interim basis to commence and continue derivative proceedings, nunc pro tunc; amendment application allowed; freezing orders made and interlocutory injunctions granted. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Interim preservation — Freezing orders — Against third parties — Jurisdiction to make freezing order — Discretion whether to make freezing order CORPORATIONS — Statutory derivative action — Application to bring proceedings on behalf of company —whether interim leave should be granted. CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Amendment — Whether amendment should be allowed. Legislation Cited: - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 79, 181-182, 237, 241, 1324 - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56-58, 60, 64 - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 136 Cases Cited: - AON Risk Services Australia Limited v The Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation v O'Neill (2006) 227 CLR 57 - CME Properties (Australia) Pty Ltd v Prime Capital Securities Pty Ltd [2016] WASC 231 - Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2) [2012] 200 FCR 296; 87 ACSR 260; [2012] FCAFC 6 - Guildford Montessori Kindergarten Pty Ltd v Wehbe [2022] NSWSC 1560 - Hasler v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (2014) 87 NSWLR 609; [2014] NSWCA 266 - Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman [2020] NSWSC 1554 - Natural Extracts Pty Limited v Stotter (1997) 24 ACSR 110 - Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 - Power v Ekstein (2010) 77 ACSR 302; [2010] NSWSC 137 - Re Broadcast One Pty Ltd (unpublished, 16 December 2016) - Re HPack Investments Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1638 - Re Legal Practice Management Group Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1500 - Re Mudgee Dolomite & Lime Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1510 - Re Rus Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1075 - Re Wonga Pastoral Development Co Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 133 - SEA Food International Pty Ltd v Lam (1998) 16 ACLC 552 - Streeter v Western Areas Exploration Pty Ltd (No 2) (2011) 82 ACSR 1; [2011] WASCA 17 - Westpac Banking Corp v Sentox Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 150 - Wood v Links Golf Tasmania Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 570 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jatcorp Limited (First Plaintiff) Sunnya Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Yinhan He (First Defendant) Yanxia Lu (Second Defendant) Guangzhou Aotea Biological Technology Pte Ltd (Third Defendant) Guangzhou Niuriu Trading Co., Ltd (Fourth Defendant) Sunlife Healthfood Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Yaqing He (Sixth Defendant) HWL Investments Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Supermega Market Ltd (Eighth Defendant) Megadairy Ltd (Ninth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Foreman SC/M Davis (First and Second Plaintiff) J Shepard (First and Second Defendant) B Le Plastrier (Third Defendant) A Harding SC (Eighth and Ninth Defendant)