In the matter of Century Sunshine Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 548

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Century Sunshine Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 548 Hearing dates: 23 April 2020 Decision date: 12 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Amendment to Plaintiffs' pleadings would be permitted on terms. Defendants' application for summary dismissal of statement of claim is dismissed. Parties are to submit orders to give effect to judgment. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Summary disposal – Dismissal of proceedings – Abuse of process – Frivolous or vexatious proceedings – Statement of claim not abuse of process, frivolous or vexatious if properly amended Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 64 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 173, 180-184, 237, 247A, 1317H, 1323, 1324 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 19.1, 19.6 Cases Cited: - AON Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 - Pilmer v Duke Group Ltd (in liq) (2001) 207 CLR 165 - Re McDonagh Management Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1099 - Re Seabay Kitchen Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 790 - UBS AG v Tyne (as trustee of the Argot Trust) [2018] HCA 45; (2018) 360 ALR 184 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Joseph Cue Sy (Plaintiff) Century Sunshine Investment (Australia) Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Peter Lin (Second Defendant) Xiaohong Wu (Third Defendant) Ruiying Wu (Fourth Defendant) Yihe Lin (Fifth Defendant) Ting Wei (Sixth Defendant) Xin Kun Lin (Seventh Defendant) Dengyao Lin (Eighth Defendant) Yan Kun Lin (Ninth Defendant) Zhouling Chen (Tenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Peden (Plaintiff) C J Peadon (Second Defendant)