Lin v Wu [2019] NSWSC 1666

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lin v Wu [2019] NSWSC 1666 Hearing dates: 20 November 2019 Decision date: 29 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: The defendants' notice of motion filed 19 September 2019 be dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Service outside Australia – whether to set aside service of originating process – ex parte application for substituted service – duty of candour owed to the court – whether there was a failure to disclose relevant information at hearing of ex parte application PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – Jurisdiction – service outside of jurisdiction without leave of the court – whether service of originating process valid – whether to set aside service – whether schedule 6 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules applies PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – Jurisdiction – Forum non conveniens – whether to stay proceedings – rule 11.6 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules – whether New South Wales is inappropriate forum for the trial of the proceeding – connecting factors Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (2005) (NSW) Cases Cited: Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd [1987] 1 AC 460 Texts Cited: A Bell, M Davies & P Brereton, Nygh's Conflicts of Laws in Australia (10th ed, 2019) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Zi Rong Lin (Plaintiff | Respondent) Zhangqiang Wu (First Defendant | First Applicant) Ziaoyi Zhu (Second Defendant | Second Applicant) Representation: Counsel: AP Cheshire SC (Plaintiff | Respondent) S Burchett (Defendants | Applicants)