Wang v Botany View Hotel (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1323

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wang v Botany View Hotel (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1323 Hearing dates: 25 September 2019 Decision date: 01 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph [21] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – parties – vexatious litigants –variation of orders made under Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) – defining category of cases the subject of proceedings not practical in particular circumstances of case – blanket order made

CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – dismissal of proceedings – frivolous or vexatious proceedings – no jurisdiction – proceedings dismissed Legislation Cited: District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 127 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 39, 40 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 48, 49, 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), ss 8, 9 Cases Cited: Attorney General for NSW v Bar-Mordecai [2019] NSWSC 13 Geftlic v Merhi [2010] NSWCA 256 Muldoon v Church of England Children's Homes Burwood (2011) 80 NSWLR 282; [2011] NSWCA 46 Potier v Attorney General in and for the State of New South Wales (2015) 89 NSWLR 284; [2015] NSWCA 129 Vaughan trading as Johnston Vaughan v Wang [2017] NSWSC 1791 Viavattene v Attorney General (NSW) [2015] NSWCA 44 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Attorney General for New South Wales (Applicant on the motion) Yun Fu Wang (Plaintiff and Respondent on the motion) Botany View Hotel (Defendant and Respondent on the motion) Supreme Court of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Birch (Applicant on the motion) G S Guest, solicitor (Defendant and Respondent on the motion) Plaintiff and respondent on the motion in person