Adamczak v Alsco Pty Ltd (No.3)

In *Adamczak v Alsco Pty Ltd (No.3)*, the applicant, Mr. Adamczak, sought to have the respondent, Alsco Pty Ltd, declared a vexatious litigant. The dispute arose from a series of proceedings initiated by Mr. Adamczak against Alsco, which the respondent argued were without merit and intended to harass. The matter was heard in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether Mr. Adamczak's conduct in commencing and pursuing multiple proceedings against Alsco constituted a pattern of vexatious litigation, thereby warranting the imposition of an order under section 84 of the *Civil Procedure Act 2005* (NSW). This required the Court to assess whether the applications were frivolous, vexatious, or an abuse of process.

Judge Brown reasoned that Mr. Adamczak had engaged in a persistent course of conduct that was demonstrably lacking in reasonable grounds and was designed to cause annoyance and embarrassment to Alsco. The Court considered the history of the litigation, the nature of the claims advanced, and the applicant's failure to provide any substantive evidence to support his allegations. Applying the principles established in cases concerning vexatious litigants, the Court found that Mr. Adamczak's actions met the threshold for vexatious litigation.

Consequently, the Court made orders declaring Mr. Adamczak a vexatious litigant and prohibiting him from commencing or continuing any legal proceedings against Alsco Pty Ltd without the leave of the Court.