The case of Yang v Zou; Yang v Wei [2024] QCA 183 involved two appeals heard together by the Supreme Court of Queensland. In both cases, the appellants, Jun Yang, were challenging judgments from the District Court that favored Jiangming Zou and Guirong Wei respectively. These appeals were centered on loans given by Zou and Wei to Yang, which lacked adequate documentation. Zou's claim involved the repayment of RMB 2 million, while Wei's involved RMB 2.5 million, with varying conditions and agreements purportedly offsetting these loans with other transactions, including the transfer of car park spaces. The Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decisions, finding that the appellants failed to provide sufficient evidence to dispute the findings of fact or demonstrate errors in the application of Chinese law governing the transactions. Consequently, both appeals were dismissed with costs, affirming the judgments that entitled Zou and Wei to recover their loans with interest.
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