David Charles Barrow v Andrew Bolt

[2014] HCASL 5

DAVID CHARLES BARROW

v

ANDREW BOLT & ANOR

[2014] HCASL 5
M91/2013

1. The applicant seeks special leave to appeal against orders of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria (Ashley and Hansen JJA) refusing leave to appeal against orders made by a single judge of the Supreme Court (Beach J).  Beach J had dismissed an appeal against orders made by an Associate Justice (Daly AsJ) on summonses seeking orders in relation to the amendment and striking out of parts of the applicant's pleadings in his action for defamation against the respondents.

2. As the applicant does not have legal representation, the application falls to be dealt with under r 41.10 of the High Court Rules 2004.

3. The questions which the applicant seeks to agitate in this Court are interlocutory questions of practice and procedure.  No disputed question of principle would conveniently fall for consideration if special leave to appeal were granted.

4. There is no reason to doubt the correctness of the actual decision of the Court of Appeal.

5. Pursuant to r 41.10.5 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

K.M. Hayne
12 February 2014 S.M. Crennan