Poulos v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 72

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Poulos v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 72 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 22 April 2020 Decision date: 22 April 2020 Before: Payne, Brereton JJA Decision: (1) The notice of motion filed on 13 December 2019 is dismissed; (2) Applicant on the motion to pay the costs of the respondent; (3) Should the applicant seek to file any further application in this Court against the respondent in respect of the matters litigated in the proceedings dismissed by Kunc J or in the Court of Appeal, the applicant must at the same time file a document of no more than five pages showing cause why this Court should not in chambers summarily dismiss the application as vexatious and an abuse of process. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – judgments and orders – amending, varying and setting aside – where no basis for application – where application restates matters addressed in impugned judgment Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 36.15, 36.16, 36.17, 36.18 Cases Cited: Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300; [1993] HCA 6 Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] HCA 44; (2013) 87 ALJR 1159 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Hacide Pty Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Sully J, 28 November 1989, unrep) Elliott v The Queen (2007) 234 CLR 38; [2007] HCA 51 Government Insurance Offıce (NSW) v Rosniak (1992) 27 NSWLR 665 Hacide Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1991] NSWCA 134 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235; [1956] HCA 27 In Re St Nazaire Co (1879) 12 Ch D 88 Murray v Figge (1974) 4 ALR 612 New South Wales Bar Association v Smith [1991] NSWCA 215 Poulos v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 290 Poulos v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd [2019] NSWCA 241 Poulos v Elliot [2019] NSWSC 423 Power v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 77; (2014) 98 ATR 75 Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Tectran Corp Pty Ltd [1993] NSWCA 226 Re Barrell Enterprises [1973] 1 WLR 19; [1972] 3 All ER 631 Smith v New South Wales Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256; [1992] HCA 36 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd (1982) 150 CLR 29; [1982] HCA 51 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 8) [2014] NSWCA 125 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 6) [2012] NSWCA 260 The Texas Company (Australasia) Ltd v The Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1940) 63 CLR 382; [1940] HCA 9 Watson v Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust [1965] WAR 88 Wentworth v Rogers (No 9) (1987) 8 NSWLR 388 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council (1982) 149 CLR 672; [1982] HCA 41 Winrobe Pty Ltd v Sundin's Building Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [1992] NSWCA 278 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Patricia Poulos (Applicant) Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant (Self-represented) F Roughley (Respondent)