Wang v State of New South Wales & Ors [2022] NSWSC 1700

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wang v State of New South Wales & Ors [2022] NSWSC 1700 Hearing dates: 4, 12 July 2022 Date of orders: 16 December 2022 Decision date: 16 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Bellew J Decision: (1) The plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 11 February 2022 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 28 February 2022 is dismissed. (3) The plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 17 May 2022 is dismissed. (4) Proceedings 2022/00002581 are dismissed. (5) The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs of the proceedings the subject of order [4] above as agreed or assessed, such costs to include (but not be limited to) the first defendant's costs of: (i) the plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 11 February 2022; (ii) the plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 28 February 2022; (iii) the plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 17 May 2022; and (iv) the first defendant's notice of motion filed on 23 February 2022. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Significant history of proceedings brought by the plaintiff – Further notices of motion brought by the plaintiff – Application for summary dismissal – No point of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Li Wang v State of NSW [2022] NSWSC 544 Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd (2017) 94 NSWLR 83; [2017] NSWCA 19 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 Wang & Liu v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 321 Wang v State of New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 209 Wang v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWSC 609 Wang v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWSC 882 Wang v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWSC 386 Wang v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 373 Wang v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 909 Wang v State of New South Wales (No.3) [2019] NSWSC 1599 Wang v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 21 Wang & Anor v State of New South Wales [2010] HCASL 273 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Li Wang (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (First Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (Plaintiff) N Bentley (First Defendant)