The Court of Appeal may summarily dismiss appeals under r 43(2)(g)(i) of the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules 2005 (WA) where none of the grounds has any reasonable prospect of succeeding, including where the appellant is given the opportunity to show cause at an oral hearing. Persistent unsuccessful litigation centred on the same underlying grievance, combined with irregular conduct of proceedings, may warrant referral to the Attorney General for consideration of vexatious proceedings orders under the Vexatious Proceedings Restriction Act 2002 (WA).
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