Jennifer Bonney v Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd

[2015] HCASL 79

JENNIFER BONNEY

v

COMPASS GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

[2015] HCASL 79
P9/2015

1. The applicant seeks special leave to appeal against orders made by the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Western Australia (Newnes and Murphy JJA) dismissing the applicant's appeal to that Court against orders made by the District Court of Western Australia (Wisbey ADCJ).  

2. In the District Court, the respondent had obtained orders that an appeal brought by the applicant in that Court "be struck out in its entirety" with costs.  By that appeal the applicant had sought to challenge a decision made by an arbitrator which, in effect, rejected a substantial part of her claim against the respondent for workers' compensation.

3. The Court of Appeal concluded that none of the grounds of appeal which the applicant advanced in that Court had any reasonable prospect of succeeding.

4. The applicant does not have legal representation and so her application for special leave to appeal falls to be determined pursuant to r 41.10 of the High Court Rules 2004.

5. The application for special leave is brought out of time and the applicant seeks an order under r 41.02.2 extending the time for bringing the application.  It is not necessary to decide whether that order should be made.

6. The applicant advances no arguable reason to doubt the correctness of the conclusions reached by the Court of Appeal.  An appeal to this Court would enjoy no prospect of success.

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

K.M. Hayne
13 May 2015 G.A.A. Nettle