Devon v Ji [2016] FCA 988

The Court found that none of the claims against the remaining respondents (Fourth to Eleventh and Thirteenth to Twenty-Sixth) had any reasonable prospect of success as they were the same as those previously dismissed under s 31A(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), and accordingly ordered summary judgment in their favour.

Parties: Applicant: Hugh Devon; Fourth Respondent: Jun Ji; Fifth Respondent: Yunsheng Chen; Sixth Respondent: Joseph Wytwornik; Seventh Respondent: John Barry Myers; Eighth Respondent: Tom Junger and Hayley Junger; Ninth Respondent: Red Glen River Pty Ltd ITF Kluwgant Family Trust (ACN 064 898 791); Tenth Respondent: Ariela Nominees Pty Ltd (ACN 004 879 047); Eleventh Respondent: Arieven Pty Ltd ITF The Arieven Superannuation (ACN 083 603 623); Thirteenth Respondent: Trayan Tzountzourkas; Fourteenth Respondent: Jun Ji & Yunsheng Chen; Fifteenth Respondent: Deer Fast Finance No.1 Pty Ltd; Sixteenth Respondent: Red Glen River Pty Ltd IFF Kugeen Family Trust; Seventeenth Respondent: Unita Corporation Pty Ltd ITF Maayan Zvi FT; Eighteenth Respondent: Saul and Beverly Spigler IFT Spigler Superannuation Fund; Nineteenth Respondent: Tony Zui Graj; Twentieth Respondent: Esther Graj; Twenty First Respondent: Maximum ROI Pty Ltd (ACN 160 079 005); Twenty Second Respondent: Bendet Pty Ltd (ACN 162 335 480); Twenty Third Respondent: Mark Searle; Twenty Fourth Respondent: Deborah Belinda Searle; Twenty Fifth Respondent: Tonia Freidin; Twenty Sixth Respondent: Samantha Kirszner
Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 18 August 2016
Procedural Posture: Application for Summary Judgment / Summary Judgment and Dismissal of Proceedings Against Remaining Respondents
Outcome: Summary judgment for the Fourth to Eleventh and Thirteenth to Twenty-Sixth Respondents; proceedings dismissed against these respondents.
Legal Topics: Summary Judgment, No Reasonable Prospect of Success

Practice and Procedure Summary Judgment No Reasonable Prospect of Success

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Parties

Hugh Devon

Applicant

Jun Ji

Fourth Respondent

Yunsheng Chen

Fifth Respondent

Joseph Wytwornik

Sixth Respondent

John Barry Myers

Seventh Respondent

Tom Junger and Hayley Junger

Eighth Respondent

Red Glen River Pty Ltd ITF Kluwgant Family Trust (ACN 064 898 791)

Ninth Respondent

Ariela Nominees Pty Ltd (ACN 004 879 047)

Tenth Respondent

Arieven Pty Ltd ITF The Arieven Superannuation (ACN 083 603 623)

Eleventh Respondent

Trayan Tzountzourkas

Thirteenth Respondent

Jun Ji & Yunsheng Chen

Fourteenth Respondent

Deer Fast Finance No.1 Pty Ltd

Fifteenth Respondent

Red Glen River Pty Ltd IFF Kugeen Family Trust

Sixteenth Respondent

Unita Corporation Pty Ltd ITF Maayan Zvi FT

Seventeenth Respondent

Saul and Beverly Spigler IFT Spigler Superannuation Fund

Eighteenth Respondent

Tony Zui Graj

Nineteenth Respondent

Esther Graj

Twentieth Respondent

Maximum ROI Pty Ltd (ACN 160 079 005)

Twenty First Respondent

Bendet Pty Ltd (ACN 162 335 480)

Twenty Second Respondent

Mark Searle

Twenty Third Respondent

Deborah Belinda Searle

Twenty Fourth Respondent

Tonia Freidin

Twenty Fifth Respondent

Samantha Kirszner

Twenty Sixth Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Summary Judgment / Summary Judgment and Dismissal of Proceedings Against Remaining Respondents

Legal Issues

1 Whether the claims against the Fourth to Eleventh and Thirteenth to Twenty-Sixth Respondents have any reasonable prospect of success warranting summary judgment under s 31A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Summary judgment for the Fourth to Eleventh and Thirteenth to Twenty-Sixth Respondents; proceedings dismissed against these respondents.

Orders

Judgment be entered for the Fourth to Eleventh Respondents and the Thirteenth to Twenty-Sixth Respondents against the Applicant pursuant to s 31A(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth).