Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd v GR Capital Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1547

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd v GR Capital Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1547 Hearing dates: 23 October 2019 Date of orders: 08 November 2019 Decision date: 08 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Subject to order Order 2, dismiss Mr Uy's notice of motion filed 19 August 2019 with costs. 2. Give Mr Uy liberty to apply to be joined to the proceedings as fourth defendant in the event that the judgment debtors are successful in seeking orders to set aside the consent orders made on 18 October 2018. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Joinder — Of defendants – whether a third-party seeking to be joined as the fourth defendant is a necessary party to the proceedings – whether the third party had an interest potentially affected by the monetary judgment or declaratory relief that had been granted – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 36.15, 36.16 Cases Cited: Associated Grocers Co-operative Limited v Hubbard Properties Pty Ltd (1986) 42 SASR 321 Australasian Oil Exploration Ltd v Lachberg (1958) 101 CLR 119 at 133-4; [1958] HCA 51 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v James (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 832 Avery v Saree Holdings Ltd; Lava Ltd v Avery [2012] NSWSC 463 Bellissimo v JCL Investments Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 China First Pty Ltd v Mount Isa Mines Limited [2018] QCA 350 Chitty v Mason (1926) 32 ALR 328 Clark Equipment Credit of Australia Ltd v Kiyose Holdings Pty Ltd (1988) 21 NSWLR 160 Dai v Zhu [2013] NSWCA 412 Dimitrovski v Australian Executor Trustees Limited [2013] NSWSC 337 Equiticorp Finance Ltd (In Liq) v Bank of New Zealand (1993) 32 NSWLR 50 Equiticorp Financial Services Ltd (NSW) v Equiticorp Financial Services Ltd (NZ) (1992) 29 NSWLR 260 Foss v Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461; (1843) 67 ER 189 Girlock (Sales) Pty Ltd v Hurrell (1982) 149 CLR 155; [1982] HCA 15 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691; [1940] HCA 20 In re IG Farbenindustrie AG Agreement (No 2) [1944] Ch 41 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1; [2010] HCA 19 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Lampson (Australia) Pty Ltd v Fortescue Metals Group Ltd [2009] WASC 10 Lazarus-Barlow v Regent Estated Co Ltd [1949] 2 KB 465 London Passenger Transport Board v Moscrop [1942] AC 332 LTDC Pty Ltd V Cashflow Finance Australia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 150 Martin Bruce Jones v Miami Waterfront Developments Pty Ltd [2012] WASC 483 Moser v Marsden [1892] 1 Ch 487 National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia Limited v Cheung (1983) 1 ACLC 1326 NEC Information Systems Australia Pty Limited v Linton (1985) NSW ConvR 55-240 News Ltd v Australian Rugby Football League Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 410; [1996] FCA 870 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes [2008] NSWCA 246 Osborne v Smith (1960) 105 CLR 153; [1960] HCA 89 Parker v BHP Billiton Ore Pty Ltd [2015] WASC 95 PE Bakers Pty Ltd v Yehuda (1988) 15 NSWLR 437 Pegang Mining Co Ltd v Choong Sam [1969] 2 MLJ 52 Perpetual Trustees Victoria Ltd v Pilcher [2005] VSC 244 Qintex Australia Finance Ltd v Schroders Australia Ltd (1990) 3 ACSR 267 Reid Murray Holdings Ltd (In Liq) v David Murray Holdings Pty Ltd (1972) 5 SASR 386 Rolled Steel Products (Holdings) Ltd v British Steel Corporation [1982] 1 Ch 478 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2014] NSWCA 50 SAS Realty Developments Pty Ltd v Kerr [2013] NSWCA 56 Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society v Reg Austin Insurance Pty Limited (1995) 9 ACLR 909 Seller v Jones [2014] NSWCA 19 Starrs v Retrovision (WA) Ltd [2012] WASCA 67 State of Victoria v Sutton (1998) 195 CLR 291; [1998] HCA 56 Tasker v Small (1837) 3 My & Cr 63; 40 ER 848 The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v BGC Contracting Pty Ltd (2008) 35 WAR 412; [2007] WASCA 257 Troncone v Aliperti (1994) 6 BPR 97,455 West v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1981) 148 CLR 62; [1981] HCA 38 Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd v GR Capital Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1546 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Yuqing Liu (Second Plaintiff) GR Capital Group Pty Ltd (First Defendant) The One Capital Group Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Wensheng Liu (Third Defendant) Ching (Phillip) Wah Uy (Applicant on motion) Representation: Counsel: WG Muddle SC with P McDonald (Plaintiffs) DR Pritchard SC with A Macauley (Defendants) CD Wood SC with M Darian-Smith (Applicant on motion)