Donglin Deng v Lu Zheng - SC 5/2021
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Summary
Result
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to make a declaration that there was a partnership between Mr Zheng and Mr Deng in which they were equal partners and to make orders that were consequential on that finding.
14 May 2021
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A The appeal is dismissed.
B Mr Deng must pay Mr Zheng costs of $25,000 plus usual disbursements (including travelling expenses for two counsel), to be fixed by the Registrar if necessary.
20 June 2022
Date of Hearing
17 August 2021
Judges
William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan, Ellen France and Williams JJ
Hearing Transcripts
Related Documents
High Court decision — ZHENG v DENG [2019] NZHC 3236 [10 December 2019]
Court of Appeal decision — ZHENG v DENG [2020] NZCA 614 [3 December 2020
Leave judgment - leave granted — DONGLIN DENG v LU ZHENG [2021] NZSC 43 [14 May 2021] (PDF 200 KB)
Substantive judgment — DONGLIN DENG v LU ZHENG [2022] NZSC 76 [20 June 2022] (PDF 503 KB)