Wang v Johnston Vaughan

The appeal concerned four decisions made by the primary judge. The appellant, Mr. Wang, sought to appeal these decisions, but the respondents, Mr. Johnston and Mr. Vaughan, argued that no discernible grounds of appeal had been specified. The matter was heard by McColl, Macfarlan, and Emmett JJA in the Court of Appeal of New South Wales.

The central legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the appellant had adequately articulated any grounds upon which to challenge the four decisions of the primary judge. This required the Court to assess whether the appellant had presented a case with sufficient specificity to warrant appellate review.

The Court found that the appellant had failed to specify any discernible grounds of appeal. Consequently, the Court was unable to identify any arguable errors in the decisions of the primary judge. The Court therefore dismissed the appeals in proceedings 2014/117615, 2014/219732, and 2014/233674, ordering that the appellant pay the respondents' costs.