Pi v Zhou

The applicant, Mr Pi, sought judicial review of orders made by a Supreme Court judge in proceedings against the respondents, Mr and Ms Zhou. The application for review was brought pursuant to section 69 of the *Supreme Court Act 1970* (NSW).

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the Supreme Court judge had erred in summarily dismissing Mr Pi's proceedings. This involved considering the scope of the court's power to summarily dismiss proceedings under section 46(1)(b) of the *Supreme Court Act 1970* (NSW) and whether the judge's orders were amenable to judicial review under section 69 of the same Act.

Gleeson JA held that the power to summarily dismiss proceedings under section 46(1)(b) should only be exercised where there is a high degree of uncertainty about the outcome of the proceedings. His Honour found that the orders made by the Supreme Court judge were not amenable to judicial review under section 69. Consequently, the summons seeking judicial review was dismissed, and Mr Pi was ordered to pay the respondents' costs of the summons.