Wichman v Pepper Finance Corporation Limited (No 2)

This matter concerned an application for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal of New South Wales. The applicant, Mr Wichman, sought leave to appeal against a decision of the primary judge. Pepper Finance Corporation Limited was the respondent.

The central legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether Mr Wichman had demonstrated any arguable grounds for leave to appeal. The Court was required to assess the merits of the proposed appeal to determine if it had a reasonable prospect of success.

Macfarlan and Payne JJA found that no arguable grounds for appeal had been identified. Their Honours concluded that the application for leave to appeal lacked merit and therefore dismissed the summons. The applicant was ordered to pay the costs of the respondent.