Young v Registrar of the Court of Appeal [No 1]

In *Young v Registrar of the Court of Appeal [No 1]*, the applicant, Mr. Young, sought to appeal against a decision of the Registrar of the Court of Appeal. The dispute concerned the Registrar's refusal to grant Mr. Young leave to appeal against a previous decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The matter came before the Court of Appeal of New South Wales.

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the Registrar had erred in refusing Mr. Young leave to appeal. This required the Court to consider the principles governing the grant or refusal of leave to appeal by a Registrar, particularly in circumstances where the applicant seeks to challenge a decision that has already been subject to judicial consideration.

The Court of Appeal held that the Registrar's role in granting or refusing leave to appeal is not merely administrative but involves a judicial function. The Registrar is empowered to refuse leave if the proposed appeal lacks any arguable merit. In this instance, the Court found that Mr. Young's proposed grounds of appeal were without substance and did not raise any reasonably arguable point of law. Consequently, the Registrar had acted correctly in refusing leave to appeal.