Singh v Harrowell & Ors [2023] NSWSC 420

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Singh v Harrowell & Ors [2023] NSWSC 420 Hearing dates: 13 February and 3 April 2023 Date of orders: 24 April 2023 Decision date: 24 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Kunc J Decision: Proceedings permanently stayed; interlocutory order made of the Court's own motion restraining further steps in proceedings (including appeal) without leave Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Striking out or permanent stay — Abuse of process — Vexatious proceedings — No issues of principle Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Judicial Officers Act 1986 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ansett Transport Industries (Operation) Pty Ltd v Australian Federation of Air Pilots (No 2) [1991] 2 VR 636 Attorney-General for New South Wales v Agarsky (1986) 6 NSWLR 38 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd (1982) 2 NSWLR 937 Burton v Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (2019) 100 NSWLR 734; [2019] NSWCA 245 Crawford Adjusters (Cayman) Ltd v Sagicor General Insurance (Cayman) Ltd [2014] AC 366; [2013] UKPC 17 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 Durack v Gassior (High Court of Australia, 13 April 1981 unrep) Fingleton v The Queen [2005] HCA 34 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 Hassan v Iemma [2008] NSWSC 1476 Jago v District Court (NSW) (1989) 168 CLR 23 Khan v Singh [2021] FCCA 950 Lonrho Ltd v Shell Petroleum Co Ltd (No 2) [1982] AC 173 Magill v Magill (2006) 226 CLR 551 Mannigel v Hewlett Phelps [1991] NSWCA 186 Moubarak by his tutor Coorey v Holt (2019) 100 NSWLR 218; [2019] NSWCA 102 Northern Territory v Mengel (1995) 185 CLR 307 Nyoni v Shire of Kellerberrin (2017) 248 FCR 311; [2017] FCAFC 59 Penthouse Publications Ltd v McWilliam (Court of Appeal (NSW),14 March 1991, unrep) Rajski v Powell (1987) 11 NSWLR 522 Reichel v Magrath (1889) 14 App Cas 665 Samootin v Shea [2010] NSWCA 371 Singh v Fobupu Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAP 127 Singh v Fobupu Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 111 Singh v Fobupu Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 34 Singh v Fobupu Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCATAP 11 Singh v Fobupu Pty Ltd, in the matter of Singh [2020] FCA 886 Singh v Fobupu Pty Ltd, in the matter of Singh [2021] FCAFC 14 Singh v Khan; Singh v Fobupu Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 485 Singh v Singh; Singh v RCMO Pty Limited; Singh v Sharma; Singh v Murphy; Singh v Armstrong; Singh v Tidball [2023] NSWSC 280 Sirros v Moore [1975] QB 118 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Gurjit Singh (Plaintiff) Mark Harrowell (First Defendant) David Charles (Second Defendant) Theresa Simon (Third Defendant) David Goldstein (Fourth Defendant) Jerry Riznyczok (Fifth Defendant) Rebel Kenna (Sixth Defendant) Karen Jones (Seventh Defendant) Lauren Aquilina (Eighth Defendant) Attorney General of New South Wales (Ninth Defendant) Anzer Khan (Tenth Defendant) Sarah Khan (Eleventh Defendant) Ghulam Akbar Khan (Twelfth Defendant) Samina Khan (Thirteenth Defendant) Fobupu Pty Ltd (Fourteenth Defendant) Anthony Dicembre (Fifteenth Defendant) McGrath Dicembre & Co (Sixteenth Defendant) Ryan Brown (Seventeenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: