Superior Courts Cases

 

Administrative & Constitutional Law

 

• Cho v Minister of Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (unreported, Federal Court of Australia Emmett J, N652 of 1999, 9 December 1999, BC9908299) [Administrative Law - Refugee - Judicial review of administrative action]

 

 

• Re Minister of Immigration & Multicultural Affairs, ex parte Zhou (unreported, High Court of Australia, S73/1999, 21 September 1999) [Constitution - s.75(v) - mandamus and injunction against officer of the Commonwealth]

 

 

• Wu v Minister of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (Unreported, Federal Magistrates Court, SZ 146 of 2003, Raphael FM, 4 December 2003) [Student Visa - cancellation - failure to satisfy course requirement - insufficient attendance - taking English language course during vacation - whether visa condition applies to an ancillary course which visa not originally issued for - whether MRT incorrectly construed meaning of "semester" in Reg 8202 - whether sufficient particularity provided in Notice of Intention under s.119 - whether supply of relevant information by third party constituted compliance - Minister conceded to have MRT decision set aside - costs awarded]

 

 

 

General Commercial Law

 

• Maxims Entertainment Pty Ltd v Chinatown Enterprises Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1300 (unreported, Federal Court, NG918 of 1995, 9 September 1999, Burchett J, BC9906919) [application to set aside default judgment]

 

 

• Yau v Cheung [1999] NSWCA 56 (unreported, Court of Appeal NSW, CA40209/98, 25 March 1999, BC9901067) [Contract - Construction of terms]

 

 

• Yau v Cheung (2000) 21(4) Leg Rep SL2a (unreported, High Court of Australia, Gaudron and Gummow JJ, 11 February 2000) [High Court Special Leave application]

 

 

• Able King Investments Pty Ltd v Shi (Unreported, Supreme Court of NSW Equity Division, No. 3358 of 2002, 30 August 2002) [Statutory Demand - Setting Aside - Genuine Dispute as to existence of debt]

 

 

• TMB Pty Ltd v Symak 2 Holdings Pty Ltd (Unreported, Supreme Court of NSW Equity Division, Austin J, No. 1139 of 2003) [Vendor and Purchaser - Recovery of deposit - Consent judgment - Enforcement of judgment in United States]

 

 

• Ginger Development Enterprises Pty Ltd v Crown Developments Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 296 (Unreported, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of NSW, Mason P, Sheller JA, Davies AJA, 16 October 2003) [Vendor and Purchaser - Sale of land - whether vendor had right to rescind]

 

 

• Prakash v Wang (Unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, Equity Division, Young CJ in Eq, No. 5640 of 2003) [Contract for sale of land - Husband and Wife joint tenancy - Husband alone signed contract - contract exchanged pending settlement - caveat lodged by purchaser - whether caveat should be discharged]

 

 

Practice and Civil Procedure

 

• Csalar v Circosta (2002) 55 NSWLR 212; [2002] NSWSC 482 (Supreme Court of NSW, O'Keefe J, No. SC 11672 of 2001, 31 May 2002) [Statutory interpretation - appeal against Magistrates decision - error of law] - R

 

 

• Australian Guangzhou Association Incorporated v Huang (Supreme Court of NSW, McLaughlin M. No. 5278 of 2001, 6 December 2001) [Challenging a solicitor's retainer - indemnity costs]

 

 

• AIMS Home Loans Pty Ltd v Luo (Unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, Equity Division, No. 3816 of 2003, Bryson J, 11 September 2003)

 

 

 

Company Law

 

• Tranzlink International Pty Ltd v Chinese Products Exhibition & Marketing Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 200(unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, Master MacCready, 6 March 2000, 4704/1999, BC200001127) [Corporations - Winding up - Presumption of insolvency - Test of Insolvency]

 

 

• Global Knitwear v Luois [2001] NSWSC 556 (Supreme Court of NSW, Macready M, No. 1925 of 2001, 19 June 2001) [Corporations - Setting aside statutory demand - Genuine offsetting claim]

 

 

• Tseng v Ricketts (Unreported, Supreme Court of NSW Equity Division, Bryson J, No1417 of 2002, 15 February 2002) [Corporations - Winding Up - Just & Equitable Ground - Deadlock in management]

 

 

• Tang v Chui (Unreported, Supreme Court of NSW Equity Division, Austin J, No. 4740 of 2001, 28 October 2002) [Corporations - Winding Up - Just & Equitable Ground - Breakdown of mutual trust and confidence]

 

 

• All Reach Travel Pty Limited v China Business Focus Pty Limited [2004] NSWSC 211 (unreported, Campbell J, Supreme Court of NSW Equity Division Corporations List, SC 5884 of 2003, 22 March 2004) [Corporations - winding up - application to terminate winding up - proper applicant - need for proof of solvency - if all debts not paid out, need for independent accountant's report on solvency - if debts paid out with money contributed, need to have money contributed in form of capital]

 

 

• All Reach Travel Pty Limited v China Business Focus Pty Limited (unreported, Barrett J, Supreme Court of NSW Equity Division Corporations List, SC 5884 of 2003, 10 May 2004)

 

 

 

Equity and Trust

 

• Chiou v Wang [2000] FCA 713 (unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Q28 / 2000, Drummond J, 29 May 2000, BC200003643) [Mareva injunction application restraining dissipation of assets]

 

 

• Chiou v Wang [2000] QSC 251 (unreported, Supreme Court of Queensland, 4933 / 2000, Muir J, 20 June 2000, BC200004556) [Mareva injunction application restraining dissipation of assets]

 

 

• Asia Television Ltd v Oscar Video Club Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1377; BC200105921 Drummond J Federal Court 21 September 2001[Ex parte Anton Piller Order Application]

 

 

• Ge v Pan (unreported, Family Court, Sydney Registry, Loughnan JR, SYF 2615 of 2005, 11 August 2005) [Family Law - property settlement - injunction - exercise of discretion - whether family court should restrain the director husband in a family company]