Young v Sprague

In *Young v Sprague*, the appellant sought to appeal a decision of the primary judge. The respondents objected to the competency of the appeal.

The central legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the appeal lay as of right. This required the Court to determine if the appellant had demonstrated a reasonable prospect of increasing their wealth by $100,000 if the appeal succeeded, as stipulated by the relevant appeal provisions.

The Court of Appeal found that the appellant had failed to demonstrate the requisite prospect of increasing their wealth by $100,000. Consequently, the appeal did not lie as of right. The Court therefore struck out the notice of appeal and ordered the appellant to pay the respondents' costs of the competency motions.