Aucare Dairy (Aust) Pty Ltd v Huang (No 6) [2021] FCA 983

Aucare Dairy (Aust) Pty Ltd v Huang (No 6) [2021] FCA 983

Grandtra and the minority shareholders were unsuccessful in their compensation application and did not establish any conduct by Mr Bai justifying departure from the usual costs order. As Grandtra acted in a representative capacity for the minority shareholders, both are liable to pay costs under the usual rule.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 August 2021
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application for Compensation/costs Within Main Proceedings / Post Judgment Costs Determination
Outcome
Costs order made against Grandtra Investments Pty Ltd, China Global Investments Pty Ltd, Global Fortune Investment Group Pty Ltd, Global Fortune Investment Ltd, and Yuting Huang in favour of Yanfeng Bai.
Legal Topics
['costs' 'representative Proceedings' 'corporate Insolvency']
['commercial Law' 'corporations Law'] ['costs' 'representative Proceedings' 'corporate Insolvency']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application for Compensation/costs Within Main Proceedings / Post Judgment Costs Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether costs should follow the event against a non-party applicant and represented parties after an unsuccessful application' 'Whether conduct of the successful party justifies departure from ordinary costs rules' 'Whether minority shareholders represented by Grandtra should be liable for costs']

Ratio Decidendi

Grandtra and the minority shareholders were unsuccessful in their compensation application and did not establish any conduct by Mr Bai justifying departure from the usual costs order. As Grandtra acted in a representative capacity for the minority shareholders, both are liable to pay costs under the usual rule.

Court Disposition

Costs order made against Grandtra Investments Pty Ltd, China Global Investments Pty Ltd, Global Fortune Investment Group Pty Ltd, Global Fortune Investment Ltd, and Yuting Huang in favour of Yanfeng Bai.

Orders

  • ['Grandtra Investments Pty Ltd, China Global Investments Pty Ltd, Global Fortune Investment Group Pty Ltd, Global Fortune Investment Ltd and Yuting Huang pay the costs of Yanfeng Bai of the interlocutory application filed on 12 November 2019 and ruled on 2 July 2021 as taxed, agreed or assessed.']