HCK China Investments Ltd v Aachen (Asia Pacific) Consultants Ltd & Anor [2002] NSWSC 863

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : HCK China Investments Ltd v Aachen (Asia Pacific) Consultants Ltd & Anor [2002] NSWSC 863 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3351/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 13/09/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 September 2002

PARTIES : HCK China Investments Ltd v Aachen (Asia Pacific) Consultants Ltd & Anor JUDGMENT OF : Acting Master Berecry at 1

COUNSEL : Mr D.B. Studdy (Plaintiff) Mr L.V. Gyles (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Deacons (Plaintiff) Makinson & d'Apice (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Foreign service - leave to proceed - stay of proceedings - inappropriate forum - tests - different parties - different cause of action. LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules West's Process Engineering Pty Ltd (Administrator Appointed) v Westralian Sands Ltd & Anor (unreported, BC9703418 Rolfe J, 6 August 1997) World Firefighters Games Brisbane, 2002 v World Firefighters Games Western Australia Inc (unreported, BC 200102431 Philippides J, 17 May 2001) Henry v Henry (1995-1996) 185 CLR at 571 CASES CITED : CSR Limited v Cigna Insurance Australia Limited & Ors (1996/1997) 189 CLR 345 Oceanic Sunline Shipping Co Incorporated v Fay (1988) 165 CLR Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd & Anor (1990) 171 CLR 538 Regie National Des Usines Renault SA & Anor v Zhang (2002) 187 ALR 1 at 197 DECISION : Refer paragraph 28.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION

ACTING MASTER BERECRY

FRIDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER, 2002

3351/01 HCK CHINA INVESTMENTS LTD v AACHEN (ASIA PACIFIC) CONSULTANTS LIMITED & ANOR JUDGMENT 1 MASTER: Both the plaintiff and the defendants have filed Notices of Motion pursuant to Part 10 and Part 11 respectively. The plaintiff's Notice of Motion seeks leave to proceed under Pt 10 r 2 and subsequently the entry of default judgment with damages to be assessed. The defendants' Notice of motion seeks an extension of time and orders under Pt 11 r 8(1)(g) and (h). In essence the defendants' seeks a permanent stay of the plaintiff's proceedings. There are currently proceedings in this Court and in the High Court of Hong Kong. 2 New South Wales Proceedings