Maher v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2014] FCA 113
The applicant failed to demonstrate any error in the discretionary order for security for costs or a sufficient basis for leave to appeal. His grounds lacked merit or particularity, there was no demonstrated substantial injustice, and the primary judge’s orders stood within the range of proper judicial discretion.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 19 February 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Application for Leave to Appeal / Heard and Determined on the Papers and at Oral Hearing
- Outcome
- Leave to appeal refused. Application dismissed.
- Legal Topics
- ['security for Costs' 'leave to Appeal' 'adjournment' 'impecuniosity' 'bankruptcy']
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Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal / Heard and Determined on the Papers and at Oral Hearing
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether leave to appeal should be granted against an order for security for costs where the applicant is impecunious' 'Whether there was error in the exercise of discretion by the primary judge in ordering security for costs' 'Whether an adjournment should be granted to obtain legal representation']
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant failed to demonstrate any error in the discretionary order for security for costs or a sufficient basis for leave to appeal. His grounds lacked merit or particularity, there was no demonstrated substantial injustice, and the primary judge’s orders stood within the range of proper judicial discretion.
Court Disposition
Leave to appeal refused. Application dismissed.
Orders
- ['The application for leave to appeal be dismissed.' "The Applicant pay the Second Respondent's costs."]
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