Bowers v Judicial Commission of New South Wales [2022] NSWCA 69

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bowers v Judicial Commission of New South Wales [2022] NSWCA 69 Hearing dates: 02 May 2022 Decision date: 02 May 2022 Before: White JA Decision: 1. Purported notice of appeal of 22 March 2022 dismissed as incompetent. 2. The respondent to the notice of motion of 7 April 2022, Mr James Bowers, pay the costs of the Judicial Commission of the notice of motion and the appeal. Catchwords: APPEAL – Competency – Appeal brought purportedly as of right from refusal to vary orders – Appeal dismissed as incompetent Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow (2019) 269 CLR 333 Charisteas v Charisteas [2021] HCA 29 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 Eliezer v Yang [2021] NSWCA 220 James Bowers v Judicial Commission of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 1570 Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Bowers (Appellant/Respondent to Notice of Motion) Judicial Commission of New South Wales (Respondent/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: Appellant self represented P Herzfeld with D Farinha (Respondent/Applicant)

Solicitors: Appellant self represented Crown Solicitor of NSW (Respondent/Applicant) File Number(s): 2022/82151 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Common Law Division Citation: [2022] NSWSC 179 Date of Decision: 1 March 2022 Before: Wright J File Number(s): 2021/174248