Wang v NSW (No 3)

[2020] NSWCA 148

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Abuse of process
3. › Vexatious litigation
4. › Repeated attempts to re-agitate dismissed application
5. › Teoh-type order requiring show cause before further filings
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Costs
3. › Specified gross sum costs order
4. › Whether order appropriate where unrepresented litigant unlikely to satisfy costs assessment
5. › Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4)

Quick Take

Practitioners acting for respondents facing repeated re-agitation of dismissed claims should note the availability of Teoh-type orders and specified gross sum costs orders under s 98(4) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) as protective measures.