Attorney General (WA) v Lashansky

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Supreme Court of Western Australia

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

04/10/2013

LITIGATION TYPE

Access to Justice

SUBJECT MATTER

Other

REVIEW TYPE

Judicial review

SUMMARY

Lexis Catchwords and Digest: Practice and procedure — Costs — General rule. Application for costs order. Respondent was declared vexatious litigant. Finding respondent did not formally develop case in response to application and protracted proceedings. Finding respondent filed interlocutory proceedings without merit and failed to comply with orders to file submissions and evidence. Finding that costs to be taxed should be awarded to applicant as successful party. Application granted.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Attorney General (WA) v Lashansky (No 2) [2015] WASC 417