Poulos v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2023] NSWSC 362

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Poulos v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2023] NSWSC 362 Hearing dates: 11 April 2023 Date of orders: 11 April 2023 Decision date: 11 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ball J Decision: (1) The proceedings be dismissed; (2) Should the Plaintiff seek to file any further application in this Court against the Defendant in respect of the matters raised in the Amended Statement of Claim filed 1 November 2022, the Plaintiff must at the same time file a document of no more than five pages showing cause why this Court should not in chambers summarily dismiss the application as vexatious and an abuse of process; and (3) The Plaintiff pay the cost of the Defendant's Amended Notice of Motion dated 11 April 2023. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS — Amending, varying and setting aside — Fraud, misrepresentation or suppressions of material fact — Where no basis for Application — Where application restates matters addressed in impugned judgment CIVIL PROCEDURE — Summary disposal — Dismissal of proceedings — Frivolous or vexatious proceedings CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Leave to institute proceedings — Frivolous or vexatious proceedings Cases Cited: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Hacide Pty Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Sully J, 28 November 1989, unrep) Elders Lensworth Finance Limited v Glenwood Investments Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Needham J, 8 December 1988, unrep) Hacide Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1991] NSWCA 134 Poulos v Elliott [2019] NSWSC 423 Poulos v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2021] NSWSC 971 Poulos v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1620 Poulos v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group [2022] NSWCA 218 Poulos v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd [2019] NSWCA 241 Poulos v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 290 Poulos v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 72 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Patricia Poulos (Plaintiff) Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Litigant in Person (Plaintiff) M Hall (Defendant)