Proietti v Proietti [2025] NSWCA 11

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Proietti v Proietti [2025] NSWCA 11 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 13 February 2025 Decision date: 13 February 2025 Before: Bell CJ, Kirk JA, Stern JA Decision: 1. Application to set aside the Vexatious Proceedings Order issued on 8 March 2024 dismissed with costs. 2. Costs to be paid from the Applicant's share of the net proceeds of sale of the property at 36 Mawarra Crescent, Marsfield NSW, on an indemnity basis. 3. The Trustees are excused from filing and serving any written submissions or appearing at Court hearings should the Applicant file similar applications seeking to set aside the orders made by the Court on 8 March 2024 in the future, unless the Court directs otherwise. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Vexatious proceedings order – Whether vexatious proceedings order should be set aside – Whether leave required under ss 9(3) or 14 of the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) – Basis for exercising jurisdiction to set aside vexatious proceedings order – Where application substantially repeated previously rejected submissions Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 66G Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 63 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) ss 6, 8, 9 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 36.15, 36.16 Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Potier (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 238 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300; [1993] HCA 6 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529; [1971] HCA 49 Batterham v Nauer [2020] NSWCA 204 Brimaud v Honeysett Instant Print Pty Ltd (1988) 217 ALR 44 DJL v Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226; [2000] HCA 17 Klewer v Attorney General (NSW) [2010] NSWCA 219 Kostov v State of New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 17 McGettigan v Coulter [2024] NSWCA 148 Pearce (Formerly Pascoe) v Liprini [2014] NSWSC 1316 Proietti v Proietti (No 3) [2023] NSWCA 199 Proietti v Proietti (No 4) [2023] NSWCA 251 Proietti v Proietti (No 5) [2023] NSWCA 284 Proietti v Proietti [2022] NSWCA 234 Proietti v Proietti [2022] NSWCA 268 Proietti v Proietti [2023] HCASL 15 Proietti v Proietti [2023] NSWCA 132 Proietti v Proietti [2023] NSWCA 76 Proietti v Proietti [2024] NSWCA 48 Quach v New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission; Quach v New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2018] NSWCA 175 University of Wollongong v Metwally (No 2) (1985) 59 ALJR 481 Viavattene v Attorney General of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 218 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council (1982) 149 CLR 672; [1982] HCA 41 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Philip Proietti (Applicant) Peter Proietti (First Respondent) Ian Colwell Miller and Peter Joseph Dominello as court appointed trustees (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: