Vito Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited; Nina Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited [2018] NSWCA 317

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Vito Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited; Nina Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited [2018] NSWCA 317 Hearing dates: 30 October 2018 Decision date: 14 December 2018 Before: McColl JA at [1] Macfarlan JA at [2] Simpson AJA at [3] Decision: Each appeal dismissed with costs Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – vexatious proceedings orders – whether procedures required by the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) were followed – need to identify which proceedings were in fact vexatious

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – vexatious proceedings – whether proceedings are vexatious – meaning of "vexatious" – whether proceedings were conducted frequently – meaning of "frequently"

APPEALS – appeal by way of rehearing – whether decision should be affirmed on grounds other than those specified in the primary judgment Legislation Cited: Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 101(2)(a)(q) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) Vexatious Proceedings Amendment (Statutory Review) Act 2018 (NSW) Cases Cited: Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic & Anor [No 4] [2009] NSWSC 1478 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Milla Zepinic and Vito Zepinic [No 6], unreported, 21 May 2010 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic [2009] NSWSC 1339 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited v Zepinic [2013] NSWSC 1326 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic; Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2018] NSWSC 963 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic; Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2018] NSWSC 246 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic & Anor [No 3] [2009] NSWSC 1373 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic & Anor [No 5] [2010] NSWSC 265 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd v Zepinic, Vito and Zepinic, Milla, Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal, Home Building Division 18 December 2008 Mahmoud v Attorney General of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 12 Martin v Attorney General for the State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 189 Potier v Attorney General in and for the State of New South Wales (2015) 89 NSWLR 284; [2015] NSWCA 129 Viavattene v Attorney General (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 44 Vito Zepinic & Anor v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Ltd, unreported, NSW Court of Appeal, 10 May 2010 Vito Zepinic and Mila [sic] Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Limited, unreported, District Court of NSW, 20 November 2009 Vito Zepinic & Anor v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2016] HCASL 12 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 4) [2014] NSWCA 383 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2014] NSWCA 27 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited [2016] NSWSC 1254 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2016] NSWCA 50. Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 99 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 3) [2014] NSWCA 366 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd; Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2016] NSWCA 361 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited; Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited v Zepinic [2017] NSWSC 582 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Ltd [2013] NSWCA 214 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Ltd [2014] NSWCA 248 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 227 Zepinic v Psychologist Registration Board of NSW [2010] NSWPST 6 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vitomir Zepinic (Appellant) Nina Zepinic (Appellant) Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Vitomir Zepinic - In person (Appellant) J S Emmett (Respondent)