Liao v State of New South Wales Zhang v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 71

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Liao v State of New South Wales Zhang v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 71 Hearing dates: 25 July 2013 Decision date: 24 March 2014 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Basten JA at [2]; Barrett JA at [137] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: PROCEDURE - pleading - prior adjudication in proceedings in which the present defendant was sued by different plaintiff - application for order striking out parts of the defence said to reflect findings in the earlier proceedings - whether abuse of process to put the plaintiff to proof of such matters - PROCEDURE - admissions - power of court to compel admissions - findings in the earlier proceedings against the defendant said to require admissions by the defendant in present proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Commercial Causes Act 1903 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; (2009) 239 CLR 175 Attorney-General v Parnther (1792) 3 Bro CC 441; (1792) 29 ER 632 Bailey v Director-General, Department of Natural Resources [2013] NSWSC 515 BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz [2004] HCA 61; (2004) 221 CLR 400 Bragg v Oceanus Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Ltd [1982] 2 Lloyd's Rep 132 Brandon v Commonwealth [2005] FCA109 Calyon v Michailaidis [2009] UKPC 34 Conlon v Simms [2006] EWCA Civ 1749; [2008] 1 WLR 484 Coopers Brewery Ltd v Panfida Foods Ltd (1992) 26 NSWLR 738 D'Orta-Ekanaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1 Dovuro Pty Ltd v Wilkins [2003] HCA 51; (2003) 215 CLR 317 Downey v Acting District Court Judge Boulton (No 4) [2010] NSWCA 114 Eastern Express Pty Ltd v General Newspapers Pty Ltd (1992) 35 FCR 43 Gonzales v Claridades [2003] NSWSC 508; (2003) 58 NSWLR 188 Grey v Australian Motorists & General Insurance Co Pty Ltd [1976] 1 NSWLR 669 Hodges v State of New South Wales [1988] HCA 9; (1988) 62 ALJR 190 Hollington v F Hewthorn & Co Ltd [1943] KB 587 Hopcroft & Edwards v Edmunds [2013] SASCFC 38 Hunter v Chief Constable of West Midland Police [1982] AC 529 Ishac v David Securities Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of New South Wales, 13 December 1991) King's City Holdings Ltd v De Monsa Investments Ltd [2013] HKCA 292 Melbourne Steamship Co Ltd v Moorehead [1912] HCA 69; (1912) 15 CLR 333 North West Water Ltd v Binnie & Partners [1990] 3 All ER 547 Railway Commissioners of New South Wales v G & C Hoskins Ltd (1918) 18 SR (NSW) 424 Reichel v Magrath (1889) 14 App Cas 665 Rippon v Chilcotin Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 142; (2001) 53 NSWLR 198 Rogers v The Queen [1994] HCA 42; (1994) 181 CLR 251 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Bairstow [2003] EWCA Civ 321; [2004] Ch 1 Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games v Zhu [2002] NSWCA 380 Walton v Gardiner [1993] HCA 77; (1993) 177 CLR 378 White and Libut v Thompson [2011] NSWCA 161 Zhu v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games [2001] NSWSC 989 Zhu v Treasurer of the State of New South Wales [2004] HCA 56; (2004) 218 CLR 530 Texts Cited: Anthony Morris QC, "Seven Deadly Sins of Pleading" (December 2008) 32 Hearsay - The Journal of the Bar Association of Queensland Blackstone's Civil Practice 2013 (13th ed (2012) Oxford University Press, edited by S Sime and D French) E Peel, Treitel - The Law of Contract (13th ed, 2011) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shao Qiang Liao (First Appellant) James Zhao Ming Zhang (Second Appellant) State of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: G P McNally SC/J R Clifton (Appellants) M J Windsor SC/M Hutchings (Respondent) Raymond Lee & Co (Appellants) I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2012/214479; 2012/214480 Decision under appeal Citation: Zhang v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWSC 327 Date of Decision: 2012-04-11 00:00:00 Before: Grove AJ File Number(s): 2006/267005; 2005/269552