Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Yau Hang Chan (No 20) [2016] NSWSC 855

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Yau Hang Chan (No 20) [2016] NSWSC 855 Hearing dates: 3 September 2013, 19 February 2014, 20 February 2014, 21 February 2014, 24 February 2014, 12 May 2014, 13 May 2014, 14 May 2014, 16 May 2014, 20 November 2014, 21 November 2014, 15 December 2014, 18 December 2014, 3 November 2015, 14 June 2016, 15 June 2016 and 17 June 2016 Date of orders: 23 June 2016 Decision date: 23 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: Mr Chan is found guilty of the contempt alleged. Catchwords: CONTEMPT OF COURT – alleged contempt before Local Court – examination order – refusal to obey order to enter witness box to be examined – validity of order – whether defendant suffers mental illness – whether defence of mental illness established – defence not established – contempt of Local Court established Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2006 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General v Chan [2006] NSWSC 605 Chan v TAFE Commission (Supreme Court (NSW), 30 June 2011 unrep) Bi v Mourad [2010] NSWCA 17 Chan v Louey [2006] NSWSC 605 Chan v Louey [2007] NSWSC 272 Gallo v Dawson [1990] HCA 30; (1990) 93 ALR 479 Rumble v Liverpool Plains Shire Council [2015] NSWCA 125 R v M'Naghten (1843) 8 ER 718 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Yau Hang Chan (No 15) [2015] NSWSC 1177 R v Porter [1933] HCA 1; (1933) 55 CLR 182 Registrar of the Court of Appeal v Raad (Court of Appeal (NSW), 9 June 1992, unrep) Witham v Holloway [1996] HCA 3; (1996) 183 CLR 525