SPURR V FARMLANDS FUEL LIMITED (FORMERLY CRT FUEL LIMITED) CA363/2013 [2014] NZCA 286
The application for recall is dismissed because it repeats prior unsuccessful grounds and advances no new substance to justify recalling the Court's earlier decision declining to extend time; repetitive applications may be summarily dismissed and do not warrant reconsideration of the extension of time decision.
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- Citation
- [2014] NZCA 286
- Parties
- Appellant: Stuart Graeme Spurr; Respondent: Farmlands Fuel Limited (formerly CRT Fuel Limited)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- New Zealand
- Judgment Date
- 30 June 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Application to Recall Court of Appeal Judgment; Application for Extension of Time to Appeal a Bankruptcy Adjudication / Third Recall Application Dismissed on the Papers
- Outcome
- Application for recall dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Recall of Judgment, Extension of Time, Abuse of Process, Repetitive Applications, Summary Dismissal
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Parties
Stuart Graeme Spurr
Appellant
Farmlands Fuel Limited (formerly CRT Fuel Limited)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application to Recall Court of Appeal Judgment; Application for Extension of Time to Appeal a Bankruptcy Adjudication / Third Recall Application Dismissed on the Papers
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Court should recall its earlier judgment
- 2 Whether there is any basis to extend time to appeal a bankruptcy adjudication
- 3 Whether repetitive, previously rejected grounds justify reconsideration
Ratio Decidendi
The application for recall is dismissed because it repeats prior unsuccessful grounds and advances no new substance to justify recalling the Court's earlier decision declining to extend time; repetitive applications may be summarily dismissed and do not warrant reconsideration of the extension of time decision.
Court Disposition
Application for recall dismissed
Orders
- Application for recall dismissed
- Registrar directed not to accept for filing any further applications for recall of the extension of time decision by Mr Spurr
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SPURR V FARMLANDS FUEL LIMITED (FORMERLY CRT FUEL LIMITED) CA363/2013 [2014] NZCA 286 [30 June 2014]IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF NEW ZEALANDCA363/2013[2014] NZCA 286BETWEEN STUART GRAEME SPURRAppellantAND FARMLANDS FUEL LIMITED(FORMERLY CRT FUEL LIMITED)RespondentCourt: Randerson, Stevens and French JJCounsel: Applicant in personM B Couling for RespondentJudgment:(On the papers)30 June 2014 at 3.00 pmJUDGMENT OF THE COURTThe application for recall is dismissed.____________________________________________________________________REASONS OF THE COURT(Given by Stevens J)[1] The applicant, Mr Spurr, seeks recall of this Court's judgment delivered on23 May 2014,1 dismissing his application for recall of an earlier decision of this Court2 declining to extend time for him to appeal a decision of the High Court adjudicating him bankrupt.3 The present application is more accurately described as1 Spurr v Farmland Fuels Ltd [2014] NZCA 196 [second recall decision].2 Spurr v CRT Fuel Ltd [2013] NZCA 567 [extension of time decision].3 CRT Fuel Ltd v Spurr HC Timaru CIV-2012-476-237, 30 April 2013.a third application to recall the first decision by this Court, declining to grant an extension of time to Mr Spurr.4[2] The grounds for seeking this latest recall essentially repeat those relied upon in the two prior unsuccessful applications. Mr Spurr also includes myriad additional grounds in his application relating to alleged fraud and injustice, all of which havebeen raised in various iterations in previous submissions. None of these provide abasis for this Court to reconsider its judgment declining to grant an extension oftime. The application for recall is dismissed for the same reasons as given in earlierjudgments.5[3] In the second recall decision we noted that repetitive applications byMr Spurr would be dealt with summarily.6 That approach has been followed withthis application. We also direct the Registrar not to accept for filing any furtherapplications for recall of our decision extending time by Mr Spurr.Solicitors:Anderson Lloyd, Dunedin for Respondent4 See second recall decision, above n 1, at [3] – that application for recall was also framed as an application to recall the first recall decision of this Court, Spurr v Farmlands Fuel Ltd [2014] NZCA 48 [first recall decision], but was treated as an application to recall the extension of time decision, in reliance on Colman v Attorney-General [2013] NZSC 59 at [1] and Peterson v Lucas [2014] NZSC 6 at [9].5 First recall decision, above n 4, at [6]–[14] and second recall decision, above n 1, at [5]–[8].6 Second recall decision, above n 1, at [3].