Golden v V’landys [2020] NSWCA 120

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Golden v V'landys [2020] NSWCA 120 Hearing dates: 15 June 2020 Date of orders: 26 June 2020 Decision date: 26 June 2020 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [13]; Meagher JA at [38] Decision: Summons seeking leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application for leave to appeal against decision striking out statement of claim and dismissing proceedings – claims for judicial review largely an attempt to relitigate issues dealt with in previous proceedings – remainder long out of time and lacking utility Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 65, 69, 75 Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 (Vic), r 56.02 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 59.1, 59.10; Pt 59 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; [1992] HCA 10 Buttrose v Attorney General of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 221; 324 ALR 562 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1; [2005] HCA 12 Maddingley Brown Coal Pty Ltd v Environment Protection Authority [2013] VSC 582 Minister for Youth and Community Services v Kew Cottages & St Nicholas' Parents Association Ltd (1996) 10 VAR 293 Texts Cited: K R Handley, Spencer Bower and Handley: Res Judicata (4th ed, 2009, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joseph Paul Golden (Applicant) Peter V'landys (First Respondent) Kevin P Greene (Second Respondent) Anthony G Hodgson (Third Respondent) Racing New South Wales (Fourth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented Applicant P Braham SC / D Birch (Respondents)