Zhu & Ors v Wang

ZHU & ORS
v
WANG & ORS
[2022] HCASL 32
S188/2021

The applicants require an extension of time within which to apply for special leave to appeal from a unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Gleeson and Payne JJA and Emmett AJA), which allowed in part an appeal from the orders of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Rothman J).
There is no point in granting an extension of time as there is no reason to doubt the correctness of the decision of the Court of Appeal. The applicants do not otherwise identify any question of principle of general importance which it would be in the interests of justice for this Court to consider.
Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

M.M. Gordon S.H.P. Steward

10 March 2022

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Zhu and others have applied to the High Court for an extension of time to apply for special leave to appeal from a decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, which in turn was an appeal from a decision of the New South Wales Supreme Court. The application for special leave to appeal is to be heard by the High Court. The applicants seek an extension of time within which to lodge the application, but the Court found that such an extension was not warranted.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the applicants had a valid reason to doubt the correctness of the decision of the Court of Appeal, and if so, whether this was a matter of general importance. The Court found that the applicants had not provided any reason to doubt the correctness of the Court of Appeal's decision, and that there was no question of principle of general importance that would warrant the Court considering the application.

The Court dismissed the application on the basis that the applicants had not provided sufficient grounds for the Court to grant an extension of time. The Court found that the decision of the Court of Appeal was correct, and that there was no reason to doubt its correctness. The Court also noted that the applicants had not identified any question of principle of general importance that would warrant the Court considering the application. The Court dismissed the application and directed the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order to that effect.

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