Zhao v Wu (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1585

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zhao v Wu (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1585 Hearing dates: 13 November 2019 Decision date: 14 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See [33] Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS – debt – payable immediately or on demand – usual rule of construction that time runs from date of advance for loan repayable on demand – whether displaced by clear language

APPEALS – failure by magistrate to address limitation defence – whether Supreme Court can determine proceedings or whether remitter required Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 14, 54, 63 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), s 39, 40, 41 Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW), s 6 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 14.4 Cases Cited: Codelfa Construction Proprietary Limited v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337; [1982] HCA 24 Fischer v Nemeske Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 203; Fischer v Nemeske Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 6 Fischer v Nemeske Pty Ltd (2016) 257 CLR 615; [2016] HCA 11 In the matter of Italasia Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 811 Ogilvie v Adams [1981] VR 1041 Rose v Tunstall [2018] NSWCA 241 Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd (2014) 86 NSWLR 674; [2014] NSWCA 170 Wu v Zhao [2018] NSWSC 1182 Young v Queensland Trustees Limited (1956) 99 CLR 560; [1956] HCA 51 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ying Zhao (Plaintiff) Jao Wu (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Condon SC (Plaintiff) JC Lee (Defendant)