Gregory Roman Chalik v Igor Chalik

The proceeding concerned an appeal by Gregory Roman Chalik against Igor Chalik. The primary dispute revolved around the adequacy of the appellant's drafted grounds of appeal, leading to a motion by the respondent seeking to strike out or dismiss the proceedings. The matter was heard by Price AJA.

The court was required to determine whether the appellant's Further Amended Notice of Appeal, filed on 29 July 2024, was so deficient as to constitute an abuse of process, lack a reasonable cause of action, or be frivolous or vexatious. A related issue was the timeliness of service of the notice of appeal on the respondent.

Price AJA reasoned that the appellant, who was self-represented, had failed to adequately draft the grounds of appeal, rendering them unintelligible and therefore an abuse of process. The court found that many of the grounds were not properly formulated and did not disclose a reasonable cause of action. Consequently, the court ordered that specific causes of action and numerous grounds of appeal be struck out. The court also directed the Registrar to refer the appellant to the pro bono scheme to have the notice of appeal redrafted, and the matter was adjourned to a later date.