Zepinic v Malanos [2020] NSWCA 293

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zepinic v Malanos [2020] NSWCA 293 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 17 November 2020 Decision date: 17 November 2020 Before: Bell P at [1]; White JA at [16] Decision: Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEAL – applicant for leave to appeal subject to vexatious proceedings order – application falling within scope of the order – no leave sought or granted under Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) to institute application for leave to appeal – application to be dismissed by reason of that fact – application would in any event have been refused. Legislation Cited: Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) ss 13, 14 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 36.16 Cases Cited: Application of Vito Zepinic (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 693 Application of Vito Zepinic [2020] NSWSC 269 Vito Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited [2018] NSWCA 317 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2020] NSWCA 291 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2019] HCASL 326 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2017] NSWSC 582 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vito Zepinic (Applicant) Nicholas Craig Malanos (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Vito Zepinic (Applicant in person) File Number(s): 2020/205870 Publication restriction: N/A Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Equity Citation: [2020] NSWSC 761 Date of Decision: 17 June 2020 Before: Kunc J File Number(s): 2009/290598; 2017/353311