Bowers v Judicial Commission of NSW (No 1)

In *Bowers v Judicial Commission of NSW (No 1)*, Mr Bowers sought leave to appeal a decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales that had dismissed his summons seeking relief against the Judicial Commission of NSW. The appeal was heard by Macfarlan and McCallum JJA in the Court of Appeal.

The central legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether Mr Bowers had an arguable reason to conclude that the primary judgment dismissing his summons was erroneous, and whether his proposed appeal had any prospects of success.

The Court of Appeal found that no arguable reason had been advanced to suggest the primary judgment was erroneous, nor were there any prospects of success on appeal. Consequently, leave to appeal was refused.

The Court ordered that Mr Bowers’ notice of appeal be dismissed, and his application for leave to appeal be dismissed with costs. No order was made as to the costs of the purported appeal or the Judicial Commission’s motion for its dismissal.