Rich v Australian Securities and Investments Commission

The appeal concerned interlocutory rulings made by a trial judge regarding evidence in proceedings between Mr. Rich and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The parties brought the matter before the Court of Appeal of New South Wales.

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether leave to appeal should be granted in relation to the trial judge's interlocutory evidentiary rulings. This required the Court to consider the merits of the proposed appeal and whether it met the threshold for granting leave.

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal. The judges considered the nature of the interlocutory rulings and the grounds of appeal advanced by Mr. Rich. Having determined that the appeal did not have sufficient merit to warrant the granting of leave, the Court dismissed the summons.