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Private international law

Yangpu Huigu Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited v He

Yangpu Huigu Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited v He [2025] NSWSC 28

The Supreme Court of New South Wales enforced a Chinese money judgment at common law, finding the foreign court had jurisdiction and the judgment was final and for a liquidated sum.

  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgment
  • Foreign judgments at common law
  • Recognition-and-enforcement-of-foreign-judgment
  • Foreign-judgments-at-common-law
  • Private-international-law
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Arbitration

Republic of India v CCDM Holdings, LLC

Republic of India v CCDM Holdings, LLC [2025] FCAFC 2

The Full Court held India did not waive foreign state immunity by ratifying the New York Convention subject to its commercial reservation, so the enforcement application was set aside.

  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
  • Foreign state immunity
  • Treaty reservations
  • Commercial transaction exception
  • Foreign-state-immunity
  • New-york-convention
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Industrial law

Harman v Opus Recruitment Solutions - Australia Pty Ltd (Stay Application)

Harman v Opus Recruitment Solutions - Australia Pty Ltd (Stay Application) [2024] FCA 1356

The Federal Court refused a stay sought under an English exclusive jurisdiction clause, finding intertwined contracts, related entities, and overlapping facts created strong countervailing reasons.

  • Restrictive covenants in employment contracts
  • Exclusive jurisdiction clauses
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Redundancy termination
  • Articles of association and shareholding
  • Forum dispute
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Civil procedure

HNOE Limited v Angus & Julia Stone Pty Ltd

HNOE Limited v Angus & Julia Stone Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 271

The Court of Appeal held that no private cause of action for breach of statutory duty arose under s 11 of the Entertainment Industry Act 2013 (NSW) and stayed the proceedings in favour of England.

  • Summary dismissal
  • Exclusive jurisdiction clauses
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Restitution
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Summary-dismissal
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Private international law

Fujian Rongtaiyuan Industrial Co Ltd v ZHAN

Fujian Rongtaiyuan Industrial Co Ltd v ZHAN [2024] NSWSC 1318

The NSW Supreme Court held that a Chinese judgment imposed personal liability on Zhan and was enforceable at common law in Australia.

  • Enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Personal liability under foreign orders
  • Recognition of chinese court judgments
  • Private-international-law
  • Foreign-judgment-enforcement
  • Recognition-of-foreign-judgments
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Private international law

Shinetec (Australia) Pty Ltd v The Gosford Pty Ltd; The Gosford Pty Ltd v Bank of China Ltd (No 5)

Shinetec (Australia) Pty Ltd v The Gosford Pty Ltd; The Gosford Pty Ltd v Bank of China Ltd (No 5) [2024] NSWSC 1287

The court refused to lift a stay on judgment involving a $37 million letter of credit, holding that comity required awaiting the Chinese court’s final hearing.

  • Letters of credit
  • Extraterritorial orders
  • Comity
  • Judgment enforcement
  • International trade
  • Stay of proceedings
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Tort law

Keogh v CPB Contractors Pty Ltd & Ors (No 3)

Keogh v CPB Contractors Pty Ltd & Ors (No 3) [2024] NSWDDT 10

The Tribunal dismissed defendants’ application to vary costs after finding Queensland costs limits did not bind NSW proceedings and costs were governed by forum law.

  • Dust diseases damages
  • Reduction of damages for workers compensation
  • Choice of law (substantive/procedural distinction)
  • Court discretion on costs
  • Effect of queensland workers compensation statute in nsw proceedings
  • Costs-law
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Administrative law

X Corp v eSafety Commissioner

X Corp v eSafety Commissioner [2024] FCA 1159

The Federal Court held that X Corp had to comply with a reporting notice issued to Twitter Inc because Nevada merger law carried over Twitter’s liabilities.

  • Online safety act obligations
  • Foreign corporate succession
  • Infringement notices
  • Regulatory powers
  • Choice of law
  • Online-safety-act
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Public international law

Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission v Alramadi

Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission v Alramadi [2024] FCA 1060

The Federal Court held that service on Saudi diplomatic premises was ineffective under the FSIA, allowing the appeal and setting aside the primary judge’s service finding.

  • Foreign state immunity
  • Service of process
  • Diplomatic immunity
  • Jurisdiction
  • Costs under fair work act
  • Foreign-state-immunity
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