Dickens v State of New South Wales (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 485

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dickens v State of New South Wales (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 485 Hearing dates: 18 April 2018 Date of orders: 19 April 2018 Decision date: 19 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph [50]. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleadings – manifestly defective – several opportunities to re-plead – self-represented litigant – proceeding dismissed for want of due despatch and for abuse of process Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), Pt 6, s 56 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 12.7, 13.4, 14.6, 14.7, 14.18, 14.28, 42.1 Cases Cited: Forrest v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2012) 247 CLR 486; [2012] HCA 39 General Steel Industries Inc. v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Griffiths v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1932 Karam v Palmone Shoes Pty Ltd [2012] VSCA 97 Knorr v CSIRO (No 3) [2012] VSC 529 Northam v Favelle Favco Holdings Pty Ltd (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Bryson J, 7 March 1995) Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Shelton v NRMA Ltd [2004] FCA 1393; 51 ACSR 278 State of New South Wales v Le [2017] NSWCA 290 Udowenko v Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors of St George Bank – a Division of Westpac Banking Corporation (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1122 Wilkinson v Downton [1897] 2 QB 57 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Dickens (a pseudonym) (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (First Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr Dickens (Plaintiff, in person) E W L Anderson (First Defendant)