Williamson v Elders Rural Services Australia Limited & Ors [2021] NSWSC 1259

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Williamson v Elders Rural Services Australia Limited & Ors [2021] NSWSC 1259 Hearing dates: 6 October 2020 Date of orders: 8 October 2021 Decision date: 08 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: Vexatious proceedings orders made Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – parties – vexatious litigants – whether the plaintiff has frequently instituted or conducted vexatious proceedings in Australia – whether plaintiff's conduct of present proceeding demonstrative of future vexatious proceedings being pursued – vexatious proceedings orders made Legislation Cited: Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) ss 3, 4, 6, 8 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 52 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 63, 73 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 7.14 Cases Cited: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd v Williamson & Anor [2018] NSWSC 1756 Hugh Francis Arthur Williamson v Elders Limited and Ors [2016] NSWSC 450 Jones v Cusack [1992] HCA 40; (1992) 66 ALJR 815 Mohareb v Palmer (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 324 Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Gargan (No 2) [2009] FCA 398 Potier v Attorney General in and for the State of NSW (2015) 89 NSWLR 284; [2015] NSWCA 129 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 8) [2014] NSWCA 125 Viavattene v Attorney General (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 44 Williamson v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd [2020] NSWSC 934 Williamson v Carneys Lawyers [2015] NSWSC 1080 Williamson v Elders [2016] NSWSC 1505 Williamson v Elders Limited [2017] NSWSC 667 Williamson v Elders Rural Services Australia Limited (No 1) [2017] NSWSC 1644 Williamson v Elders Rural Services Australia Limited (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 1986 Williamson v Elders Rural Services Australia Ltd [2019] NSWCA 137 Williamson v Rural Bank Limited [2019] NSWSC 1735 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2018] NSWCA 317 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hugh Arthur Williamson (Plaintiff) Elders Rural Services Australia Limited (1st Defendant) Rural Bank Limited (2nd Defendant) Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (3rd Defendant) Elders Limited (4th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Hugh Arthur Williamson (Self-represented) D Robertson (1st and 4th Defendants) A Avery-Williams (2nd and 3rd Defendants)