Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Yau Hang Chan (No 6) [2014] NSWSC 153

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Yau Hang Chan (No 6) [2014] NSWSC 153 Hearing dates: 24 February 2014 Decision date: 05 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: Application to transfer the proceedings to the Court of Appeal is refused. Application for stay of proceedings not granted. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - motion - whether proceedings should be transferred to Court of Appeal - refused - whether proceedings should be aborted - refused - whether proceedings should be stayed for abuse of process - refused - natural justice - refusal to grant an adjournment - whether arbitrary time limits were imposed on the defendant - courts and judges - apprehended bias - conduct of litigant during proceedings - refusal of party's applications for legal assistance and adjournment - alleged abuse of process - application for stay of proceedings denied

CONTEMPT OF COURT - alleged contempt before the Local Court proceedings - vexatious litigant - procedures to be followed in contempt proceedings - whether contempt alleged is civil or criminal - application of Criminal Procedure Act 1986 and Civil Procedure Act 2005 in contempt proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: ASIC v Sigalla (No 4) [2011] NSWSC 62; (2011) 80 NSWLR 113 Athens v Randwick City Council [2005] NSWCA 317; (2005) 64 NSWLR 58 Attorney General v Chan [2011] NSWSC 1315 Director of Public Prosecutions (Commonwealth) v Sexton [2008] NSWSC 352 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Yeo and Anor [2008] NSWSC 953 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Hearne v Street [2008] HCA 36; (2008) 235 CLR 135 Hinch v Attorney-General (Vic) [1987] HCA 56; (1987) 164 CLR 15 John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v McRae [1955] HCA 12; (1955) 93 CLR 351 In the Marriage of David John and Mei Yu Collins (1990) 14 Fam LR 162 Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [1990] HCA 31; (1990) 170 CLR 70 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Yau Hang Chan (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 114 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Yau Hang Chan (No 5) [2014] NSWSC 119 Re Colina; Ex parte Torney [1999] HCA 57; (1999) 200 CLR 386 R v Simpson; Ex Parte Morrison [1984] HCA 25; (1984) 154 CLR 101 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden [2001] NSWCA 32; (2001) 122 A Crim R 166 Witham v Holloway [1995] HCA 3; (1995) 183 CLR 525 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Yau Hang Chan (Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/350266 Publication restriction: None