Application for leave to appeal totally without merit
Quick Take
1An extension of time to file an application for leave to appeal will be refused where all proposed grounds of appeal are devoid of merit, as it would be futile to extend time for a hopeless appeal.
2Proposed grounds of appeal that are vague, imprecise, roll up unparticularised complaints into single overarching grounds, and fail to identify with clarity the specific errors attributed to each judicial officer are hopeless and have no prospects of success.
3A judicial officer's involvement in disputed procedural decisions prior to making a substantive determination does not, without more, give rise to apprehended bias; it is common for a judge to make a series of contested procedural rulings before reaching a final decision.
