Zhao v Forte Sydney Construction Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1044

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zhao v Forte Sydney Construction Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1044 Hearing dates: 13 August 2024 Date of orders: 13 August 2024 Decision date: 13 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Dhanji J Decision: (1) Pursuant to the Uniform Civil Procedure rule 7.10 Juan Sun is appointed the personal representative of the Estate of the plaintiff, Meiying Zhao, for the purposes of these proceedings. (2) Pursuant to s 140(1) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), District Court of New South Wales, Sydney Registry, proceedings numbered 2023/00438969 are transferred to this Court and heard together with these proceedings. (3) There is no order as to costs on the motion. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – notice of motion – order sought to appoint a representative to the deceased person's estate – Rule 7.10 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – appointment consented to – order made CIVIL PROCEDURE – transfer of proceedings from District Court to Supreme Court – order made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bayside Council and Estate of Goodman [2019] NSWSC 530 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Meiying Zhao (Plaintiff/First Applicant on Motion) Juan Sin (Second Applicant on Motion) Forte Sydney Construction Pty Ltd (Defendant/First Respondent on Motion) Xiaolu Li (Second Respondent on Motion) Representation: Counsel: CD Freeman (Plaintiff/First and Second Applicants)