BM Sydney Building Materials Pty Ltd v ZH (Holdings) Pty Ltd & Ors [2015] NSWDC 224

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: BM Sydney Building Materials Pty Ltd v ZH (Holdings) Pty Ltd & Ors [2015] NSWDC 224 Hearing dates: 3 September 2015 Date of orders: 02 October 2015 Decision date: 11 September 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Verdict and Judgment against the third defendant. Default judgment against the first defendant. For Orders see [56] Catchwords: Contract and guarantee; principles of construction Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Andar Transport Pty Limited v Brambles Limited (2004) 217 CLR 424 Ankar Pty Limited & Arnick Holdings Limited v National Westminster Finance (Australia) Limited (1987) 162 CLR 549 Black & Decker Inc v GMCA Pty Limited (No. 2) [2008] FCA 504 Bofinger v Kingsway Group Limited (2009) 239 CLR 269 Bruce Harvey v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 1436 Carter v Schmierer [2003] QSC 35 Cordon Investments Pty Limited v Lesdor Properties Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 184 Dobbs v National Bank of Australasia Limited (1935) 53 CLR 643 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Limited (2014) 251 CLR 640 In the matter of Matlic Pty Ltd (in liq) [2014] NSWSC 1342 Jireh International Pty Limited, trading as Gloria Jean's Coffee v Western Exports Services Inc [2011] NSWCA 137 Knight Frank Australia Pty Limited v Paley Properties Pty Ltd [2014] SASCFC 103 Sydney Attractions Group Pty Limited v Frederick Schulman [2013] NSWSC 858 Toll (FGCT) Pty Limited v Alphapharm Pty Limited (2004) 219 CLR 165 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BM Sydney Building Materials Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) ZH (Holdings) Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Hui Zhang (AKA John Zhang) (Third Defendant) He Zhang (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Nolan (Plaintiff) P Bolster (Third Defendant)