Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Nyoni v Shire of Kellerberrin (No 3) [2013] FCA 1090 Citation: Nyoni v Shire of Kellerberrin (No 3) [2013] FCA 1090
Parties: EMSON NYONI v SHIRE OF KELLERBERRIN, DARREN FRIEND, STAN MCDONNEL and FRANK PECZKA
File number(s): WAD 316 of 2010
Judge(s): SIOPIS J
Date of judgment: 24 July 2013
Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – interlocutory application – the applicant is a litigant in person – the applicant's statement of claim struck out on grounds that it was scandalous – pro bono counsel drafted and filed an amended statement of claim on behalf of the applicant – the applicant withdrew pro bono counsels' instructions – the applicant then filed substituted statement of claim which reintroduced scandalous allegations – substituted statement of claim struck out – whether the applicant should pay indemnity costs.
Cases cited: Nyoni v Shire of Kellerberrin [2011] FCA 1299 Nyoni v Shire of Kellerberrin (No 2) [2012] FCA 1477 Cirillo v Consolidated Press Property Ltd (formerly known as Citicorp Australia Limited) (No 2) [2007] FCA 179
Date of hearing: 24 July 2013
Place: Perth
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 21
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