Lin v Zheng [2023] NSWCA 174

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lin v Zheng [2023] NSWCA 174 Hearing dates: 23 June 2023 Date of orders: 01 August 2023 Decision date: 01 August 2023 Before: Bell CJ at [1] Payne JA at [2] White JA at [97] Decision: (1) Leave to amend the notice of appeal refused. (2) Leave to appeal granted. (3) Appeal dismissed. (4) Appellant to pay the respondents' costs of the appeal. Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW — Misleading or deceptive conduct — Representations as to future matters Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) sch 2 – Australian Consumer Law ss 4, 18 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 51A, 52 Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Dateline Imports Pty Ltd (2015) 161 FCR 513; [2015] FCAFC 114 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 640; [2013] HCA 54 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Woolworths Group Ltd (2020) 281 FCR 108; [2020] FCAFC 162 Berry v CCL Secure Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 27; (2020) 271 CLR 151 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 592; [2004] HCA 60 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 238 CLR 304; [2009] HCA 25 Cummings v Lewis (1993) 41 FCR 559; [1993] FCA 190 Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd v Brand [2004] NSWCA 58; (2004) 62 IPR 184 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Futuretronics International Pty Ltd v Gadzhis [1992] 2 VR 217 Gould v Vaggelas (1984) 157 CLR 215; [1984] HCA 68 Hanave Pty Ltd v LFOT Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 357; (1999) 43 IPR 545 Henville v Walker (2001) 206 CLR 459; [2001] HCA 52 HTW Valuers (Central Qld) Pty Ltd v Astonland Pty Ltd (2004) 217 CLR 640; [2004] HCA 54 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Orr (2019) 100 NSWLR 578; [2019] NSWCA 231 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191; [1982] HCA 44 Sykes v Reserve Bank of Australia (1998) 88 FCR 511; [1998] FCA 1405 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514; [1992] HCA 55 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491; [1988] HCA 12 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Zhi Wei Lin (Appellant) Jinbiao Zheng (First Respondent) Xiaochu Luo (Second Respondent) Yi Wang (Third Respondent) Xiaofeng Qian (Fourth Respondent) Moral Success Developments Ltd (Fifth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Lawrance SC (Appellant) D Cook SC; A Katsoulas (First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Respondents)