2 Oct 2019
The defendant's grounds were bare assertions and rehashed factual submissions without particularised legal argument showing error; there was no reasonable prospect of success and no interest of justice to hear an appeal, therefore leave to appeal and the application for a stay of execution were dismissed.
25 Mar 2014
The application for leave to appeal was dismissed because the defendants' grounds attacked findings of fact where the trial judge properly assessed self-serving evidence and the conclusions were not plainly wrong; the proposed appeal lacked a reasonable prospect of success and no interest of justice justification arose.
16 Dec 1986
The Deputy Registrar erred by restricting the discretionary preparation rate to the attendance rate and by failing to exercise proper discretionary assessment of relevant circumstances; the appropriate hourly rate for discretionary matrimonial work in the District Court at this time is $500–$800 per hour, and item No.24 is therefore allowed in the full amount of $9,000 as claimed.
28 Dec 1973
The ex parte application was refused because the statutory text of s.15 read with s.15(2), established District Court practice, and a binding recent ruling precluded allowing an unqualified foreign solicitor to appear professionally in Chambers; no exceptional circumstances were shown to justify departure, therefore leave was denied.