Wang v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWCA 124

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wang v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWCA 124 Hearing dates: 31 May 2023 Date of orders: 2 June 2023 Decision date: 02 June 2023 Before: Ward P; Kirk JA Decision: 1. Summons seeking leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Appeal – Application for leave to appeal against summary dismissal of proceedings – Application for leave against costs orders – where applicant has history of instituting proceedings – where no error shown Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), ss 8(1), 8(4) Cases Cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Phillip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170; [1981] HCA 39 Choi v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2022] NSWCA 170 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jaycar Pty Ltd v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Li Wang v State of NSW [2022] NSWSC 544 Macatangay v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 374 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Muriniti v Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 159 Pi v Pierce and Attorney General for NSW [2015] NSWCA 118 Quach v New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission; Quach v New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2017] NSWCA 267 Treadtel International Pty Ltd v Cocco [2016] NSWCA 360; (2016) 316 FLR 318 Wang v State of New South Wales (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 148 Wang v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWCA 21 Wang v State of New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 1700 Young v Hones (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 338 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Li Wang (Applicant) State of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Li Wang (Applicant – in person) N Bentley (Respondent)