Pascoe v Liprini [2011] NSWSC 1484

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pascoe v Liprini [2011] NSWSC 1484 Hearing dates: 1 December 2011 Decision date: 05 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 8(7)(b) of the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008, the Defendant is prohibited from instituting proceedings in New South Wales without leave of the Court. (2) Pursuant to s 8(7)(a) of the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008, all of the proceedings in New South Wales already instituted by the Defendant be stayed. (3) The Defendant to pay the Plaintiff's costs. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - vexatious proceedings - whether proceedings are vexatious - meaning of "vexatious" - whether proceedings were conducted frequently - meaning of "frequently" Legislation Cited: - Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) - s 37(2), s 52(3) - Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) - Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) - s 29(1) - Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) - s 368, s 369, s 382 - Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) - s 4, s 6, s 8 Cases Cited: - Attorney General (NSW) v Croker [2010] NSWSC 942 -- Attorney General in and for the State of NSW v Gargan [2010] NSWSC 1192 - Attorney General (NSW) v Wilson [2010] NSWSC 1008 - Fletcher International Exports Pty Ltd v Lott [2010] NSWCA 63 - Liprini v Kerem & Anor (No 2) [2010] FMCA 244 - Liprini v Liprini [2008] NSWSC 423 - Liprini v Liprini [2010] FMCA 687 - Liprini v Liprini [2010] FCA 1117 - Liprini v Liprini (No 2) [2010] FCA 1495 - Liprini v Liprini & Anor [2011] FMCA 359 - Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Gargan (No 2) [2009] FCA 398 - Siteberg Pty Ltd v Maples [2010] NSWSC 1344 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Scott Darren Pascoe - Plaintiff Dr Allan Stephen Liprini - Defendant Representation: Counsel: B.J. Skinner - Plaintiff In person - Defendant Solicitors: Farrar Lawyers - Plaintiff In person - Defendant File Number(s): 2011/201820