Bao v Qu; Tian (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 588

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bao v Qu; Tian (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 588 Hearing dates: 16 April 2020 Date of orders: 19 May 2020 Decision date: 19 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) The defendants shall pay the plaintiff an amount of RMB 2,802,849.

(2) The defendants shall pay the plaintiff's costs, as agreed or assessed, of and incidental to these proceedings. Catchwords: FOREIGN JUDGMENT – enforcement – common law – principles – jurisdiction – Peoples Republic of China – judgment enforced Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth) Foreign Judgments Regulations 1992 (Cth), Sch 1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Part 16 Cases Cited: Ainslie v Ainslie (1927) 39 CLR 381; [1927] HCA 23 Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spolka Akcyjna v Opara (2010) 238 FLR 309; [2010] QSC 93 Banque Commerciale SA, en Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Benefit Strategies Group v Prider (2005) 91 SASR 544; [2005] SASC 194 Boele v Norsemeter Holding AS [2002] NSWCA 363 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keele Ltd [1967] 1 AC 853 City of Swan v McGraw-Hill Companies Inc (2014) 223 FCR 295; [2014] FCA 442 Colt Industries Inc v Sarlie (No 2) [1966] 1 WLR 1287 Derry v Peek (1889) 14 App Cas 337; [1886–90] All ER Rep 1 Doe v Howard [2015] VSC 75 Fulcrum Securities Ltd Lake [2009] NSWSC 1202 Herman v Meallin (1891) 8 WN (NSW) 38 Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Ltd (1995) 183 CLR 563; [1995] HCA 68 Keele v Findley (1990) 21 NSWLR 444 Kohnke v Karger [1951] 2 KB 670 Lewis v Eliades [2003] EWCA Civ 1758 Nouvion v Freeman (1889) 15 App Cas 1 Price v Dewhirst (1837) 8 Sim 279; 59 ER 111 Quarter Enterprises Pty Ltd v Allardyce Lumber Company Ltd (2014) 85 NSWLR 404; [2014] NSWCA 3 RDCW Diamonds Pty Ltd v Da Gloria [2006] NSWSC 450 Schnabel v Yung Lui [2002] NSWSC 15 Spirits International BV v Federal Treasury Enterprise (FKP) Sojuzplodoimport [2011] FCAFC 69 Stern v National Australia Bank; National Australia Bank Ltd v Pollack [1999] FCA 1421 Suzhou Haishun Investment Management Co. Ltd v Yue'e Zhao & Ors [2019] VSC 110 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 XPlore Technologies Corp of America v Tough Corp Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1267 Yoon v Song (2000) 158 FLR 295; [2000] NSWSC 1147 Texts Cited: M Davies et al, Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia (LexisNexis, 10th ed, 2020) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dexu Bao (Plaintiff) Mei Qu (First Defendant) Xin Tian (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Kay Hoyle (Plaintiff) R Keller (First & Second Defendants)