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Xing v Lin

Case [2023] NZHC 1300 29 May 2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY

I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TĀMAKI MAKAURAU ROHE

CIV-2022-404-2404

[2023] NZHC 1300

IN THE MATTER of the Insolvency Act 2006

AND

IN THE MATTER

of the Bankruptcy of BO LIN

BETWEEN

ZHONG XING

Judgment Creditor

AND

BO LIN

Judgment Debtor

Hearing: 9 May 2023

Appearances:

Mr Z Xing in person (Judgment Creditor) R O Parmenter for Judgment Debtor

Judgment:

29 May 2023

RESULTS JUDGMENT OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE LESTER

This Judgment was delivered by me on 29 May 2023 at 4:30pm Pursuant to Rule 11.5 of the High Court Rules

Registrar/Deputy Registrar Date:

XING v LIN [2023] NZHC 1300 [29 May 2023]

[1] The judgment debtor’s application to set aside the bankruptcy notice to which this application relates is granted for the reasons given in Xing v Wang [2023] NZHC 1273 issued on 26 May 2023.

[2]Costs on this application are dealt with at [39] of the 26 May 2023 Judgment.

Associate Judge Lester

Details

AGLC: Xing v Lin [2023] NZHC 1300
Case: [2023] NZHC 1300
Decision Date: 29 May 2023

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The High Court of New Zealand Auckland Registry heard an application from the judgment debtor, Bo Lin, to set aside a bankruptcy notice issued against him by the judgment creditor, Zhong Xing. The case was a matter of insolvency under the Insolvency Act 2006, with Zhong Xing pursuing the bankruptcy of Bo Lin. The hearing took place on 9 May 2023, with Zhong Xing appearing in person and Bo Lin represented by R O Parmenter. The court delivered its judgment on 29 May 2023.

The legal issues before the court were whether the bankruptcy notice was validly served and whether there were grounds to set it aside. The court had to consider the procedural requirements of the Insolvency Act and the specific circumstances of the case, including the validity of the notice and the application of any relevant case law. The judgment debtor argued that there were procedural errors in the service of the bankruptcy notice and that the notice should be set aside.

Associate Judge Lester granted the judgment debtor's application to set aside the bankruptcy notice, citing the reasoning in Xing v Wang [2023] NZHC 1273. The judge found that the bankruptcy notice was not validly served and that there were procedural errors that warranted setting the notice aside. The decision was based on the specific circumstances of the case and the application of the relevant legal principles. The judgment debtor's application was thus successful, and the bankruptcy notice was set aside.

The final orders included setting aside the bankruptcy notice and directing the costs of the application as outlined in the 26 May 2023 Judgment. The court's decision was consistent with the reasoning in Xing v Wang and provided clarity on the procedural requirements for issuing and serving bankruptcy notices under the Insolvency Act.

Orders