Batterham v Nauer [2020] NSWCA 204

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Batterham v Nauer [2020] NSWCA 204 Hearing dates: 18 August 2020 Date of orders: 3 September 2020 Decision date: 03 September 2020 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1] Payne JA at [2] Simpson AJA at [7] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is refused. 2. The applicant to pay the respondent's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – vexatious litigant – Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), s 8(7) –applicant sought leave to appeal against primary judge's order prohibiting him from instituting proceedings against respondent – proceedings commenced by companies controlled by applicant – requirements of Vexatious Proceedings Act – proceedings raised essentially issues that had been resolved in earlier proceedings – correspondence of applicant established proceedings commenced to harass or annoy or for another wrongful reason Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 75A, 101(2)(e), 101(2)(r) Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), ss 6, 8 Cases Cited: Batterham v Nauer, in the matter of Peter James Batterham [2019] FCA 485 De Varda v Austin [2018] NSWCA 263 Finsec Pty Limited as Trustee of the Batterham Retirement Fund v Marcel Andre Nauer [No 2] [2020] NSWSC 238 Finsec Pty Ltd as Trustee of the Batterham Retirement Fund v Marcel Andre Nauer [2019] NSWSC 1831 Jones v Cusack [1992] HCA 40; (1992) 109 ALR 313 Mahmoud v Attorney General of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 12 Marcel Andre Nauer v Peter James Batterham [2020] NSWSC 240 Martin v Attorney General for the State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 189 Potier v Attorney-General in and for the State of New South Wales (2015) 89 NSWLR 284; [2015] NSWCA 129 The Age Company Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268; [2013] NSWCA 26 Viavattene v Attorney General (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 44 Vito Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited; Nina Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited [2018] NSWCA 317 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter James Batterham (Applicant) Marcel Andre Nauer (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant self-represented J R Clarke SC (Respondent)