Li v Green Land Investment Limited

[2022] NZHC 410

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE

CIV-2021-404-1511

[2022] NZHC 410

BETWEEN

JICAL LI & FAN YU

First Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendant

AND

YUN ZHENG

Second to Sixteenth Plaintiffs/Counterclaim Defendants
continued: …/2-3

GREEN LAND INVESTMENT LIMITED
First Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff

REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF LAND

Second to Eighth Defendant continued: …/4

Hearing:

8 March 2022

Appearances:

R O Parmenter for the Plaintiffs S Lowery for the First Defendant Third Defendant in Person

A Casey for the Eighth Defendant

Judgment:

9 March 2022

[RESULTS] JUDGMENT OF DUFFY J

This judgment was delivered by me on 9 March 2022 at 3:00 pm pursuant to Rule 11.5 of the High Court Rules.

Registrar / Deputy Registrar Date:

LI & ORS v GREEN LAND INVESTMENT LIMITED & ORS [2022] NZHC 410 [9 March 2022]

WEN CHEN

Third Plaintiff

ZHONG WEI ZHOU

Fourth Plaintiff

BO LIN
Fifth Plaintiff

JIYUAN WU
Sixth Plaintiff

FANG YU
Seventh Plaintiff

WMW TRUSTEE LIMITED

Eighth Plaintiff

YANGZUAN WANG & MENGQUI WANG

Ninth Plaintiffs

XIN ZHAO
Tenth Plaintiff

ZELIX TRADING LIMITED

Eleventh Plaintiff

QIN XIN ZENG & AIXUAN GUO
Twelfth Plaintiff

JCM NZ LIMITED
Thirteenth Plaintiff

YIKAI CHEN
Fourteenth Plaintiff

CHEN FINGLIANG & DING MING
Fifteenth Plaintiff

ZHIREN ZHANG
Sixteenth Plaintiff

LOVE HOMES LIMITED

Seventeenth Plaintiff

ER XIA CAO & ER SHENG CAO (as

trustees of ZION TRUST) and ER SHENG CAO & ER XIA CAO (as trustees of CAO TRUST)

Eighteenth Plaintiffs

ZHONG XING

Third Defendant

LEQUN ZHAO

Fourth Defendant

XING ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Fifth Defendant

TRINITY HOPE INVESTMENT LIMITED

Sixth Defendant

FLATBUSH LAND LIMITED
Seventh Defendant

HIU CHING CHAN

Eighth Defendant

[1]                  On Tuesday, 8 March 2022 I heard an application by the third defendant, Zhong Xing who is self-represented, for orders requiring the plaintiffs to provide security to support the undertakings they gave to support the without notice interim injunction issued on 28 July 2021 by Powell J. Those orders were subsequently varied by Davison J on 15 February 2022.

[2]                  The application by the third defendant was supported by the first defendant and the eighth defendant who were legally represented.

[3]The application was opposed by the plaintiffs.

[4]                  For reasons which will follow, I am satisfied the application should be declined.

[5]Costs shall be dealt with following delivery of the reasons judgment.

Duffy J

Solicitors:

Mr Parmenter, Auckland Mr Lowery, Auckland Ms Casey, Auckland

Copy to:
Third Defendant