Maksacheff v Commonwealth Bank of Australia

[2017] NSWCA 126

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Administrative Law
2. › Judicial review
3. › Reviewable decisions and conduct
4. › Whether orders of judges of the Supreme Court are amenable to judicial review
5. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69
1. Appeal
2. › Leave to appeal
3. › Interlocutory decisions
4. › Whether any arguable grounds of appeal
5. › Whether default judgment should be set aside
6. › Whether bona fide defence demonstrated
7. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(e)
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Default judgment
3. › Authority of Principal Registrar to enter default judgment
4. › Delegation of court functions to registrars
5. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 16.4
6. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 119, 121
7. › Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 12, 13
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Summary dismissal
3. › No arguable basis for relief
4. › Spurious and hopeless arguments by litigants in person
5. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4(1)
6. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 46(1)(b)

Quick Take

Practitioners dealing with self-represented litigants advancing 'sovereign citizen' or 'freeman on the land' style arguments (purported promissory notes, challenges to court jurisdiction, claims that signatures create value) can cite this case as authority that such arguments are hopeless and nonsensical, and may consider seeking costs against third-party promoters of such litigation.