Application by Bar-Mordecai [2013] NSWSC 1908

Application by Bar-Mordecai [2013] NSWSC 1908

The application must be dismissed because the proceedings are vexatious and there is no prima facie ground for them; the length, multiplicity and repetitiveness of grounds, unexplained delay, and lack of any substantiated claim indicate abuse of process under the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008.

Parties
Applicant: Michael Bar-Mordecai
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
17 December 2013
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Institute Proceedings Under Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 / Determination of Leave Application in Chambers
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Vexatious Litigant, Judicial Review, Leave to Institute Proceedings, Supervisory Jurisdiction, Delay in Proceedings

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Parties

Michael Bar-Mordecai

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Institute Proceedings Under Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 / Determination of Leave Application in Chambers

  1. 1 Whether leave should be granted to institute proceedings given the previous vexatious proceedings order
  2. 2 Whether the proposed proceedings are vexatious
  3. 3 Whether there is a prima facie ground for the intended proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The application must be dismissed because the proceedings are vexatious and there is no prima facie ground for them; the length, multiplicity and repetitiveness of grounds, unexplained delay, and lack of any substantiated claim indicate abuse of process under the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Application dismissed pursuant to s 15 of the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008