HM Attorney General v Badita [2025] EWHC 250 (Admin) (06 February 2025)

HM Attorney General v Badita [2025] EWHC 250 (Admin) (06 February 2025)

Mr Badita has habitually and persistently, and without any reasonable ground, instituted vexatious civil proceedings and made vexatious applications in multiple courts and tribunals, accompanied by abusive and threatening conduct. The statutory test under s.42(1) Senior Courts Act 1981 is satisfied, and a Civil Proceedings Order is necessary and proportionate to prevent further abuse of the court process.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 250 (Admin)
Parties
Claimant: HM Attorney General; Defendant: Adrian Badita
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
06 February 2025
Procedural Posture
Application for Civil Proceedings Order Under S.42(1) Senior Courts Act 1981 / Final Judgment After Contested Hearing
Outcome
Civil Proceedings Order granted against Adrian Badita
Legal Topics
Vexatious Litigation, Civil Restraint Orders, Abuse of Process
Civil Procedure Administrative Law Vexatious Litigation Civil Restraint Orders Abuse of Process

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Parties

HM Attorney General

Claimant

Adrian Badita

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application for Civil Proceedings Order Under S.42(1) Senior Courts Act 1981 / Final Judgment After Contested Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Adrian Badita has habitually and persistently instituted vexatious civil proceedings without reasonable ground under s.42(1) Senior Courts Act 1981
  2. 2 Whether a Civil Proceedings Order (CPO) should be made against Adrian Badita

Ratio Decidendi

Mr Badita has habitually and persistently, and without any reasonable ground, instituted vexatious civil proceedings and made vexatious applications in multiple courts and tribunals, accompanied by abusive and threatening conduct. The statutory test under s.42(1) Senior Courts Act 1981 is satisfied, and a Civil Proceedings Order is necessary and proportionate to prevent further abuse of the court process.

Court Disposition

Civil Proceedings Order granted against Adrian Badita

Orders

  • Adrian Badita is prohibited from instituting any civil proceedings in any Court or Tribunal without permission of the High Court.
  • He is prohibited from continuing any civil proceedings instituted by him before the making of the order without permission of the High Court.