Liu v Lin [2023] NSWSC 750

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Liu v Lin [2023] NSWSC 750 Hearing dates: 24 April, 11 May 2023 Date of orders: 30 June 2023 Decision date: 30 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: Freezing order continued against the defendant. The parties' costs of the application for freezing orders are each party's costs in the proceedings. Catchwords: EQUITY – interlocutory injunctions – application for freezing order – the plaintiffs bring proceedings against the defendant for misleading and deceptive conduct – the plaintiffs claim the defendant misled them into investing money in a foreign exchange investment scheme which the plaintiff claims was fraudulent – the plaintiffs allege the defendant benefited from the scheme – the defendant claims she was also a victim of the scheme, and was not an actor on its behalf – whether the circumstances are such that there is a danger of the defendant absconding or removing her assets out of the jurisdiction or disposing of them within the jurisdiction, or otherwise dealing with so that there is a danger that the plaintiffs, if successful, will not be able to have their judgment satisfied – whether a freezing order should be granted over the defendant's assets and if so in what terms. Category: Procedural rulings Parties: First Plaintiff: Dehong Liu Second Plaintiff: Minghui Wang Third Plaintiff: Ly Houy Lay Fourth Plaintiff: Penny Chen Defendant: Biyu Lin Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs: E. Cox SC; A.L. Oakes Defendant: D. Pritchard SC; A. Lim