Vexatious litigants v vexatious prosecutions

https://jade.io/article/295016/section/626

Having a read through this case will give you an idea of how those who strive for remedy at law are treated.

In the matter:

No. 6196 of 2012

ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF VICTORIA – Plaintiff
v
PETER ALEXANDER GARGAN – Defendant

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for order that defendant be declared a vexatious litigant – Whether defendant habitually, persistently and without reasonable ground instituted vexatious legal proceedings – Relevance of proceedings instituted outside of State jurisdiction – Intervention without cause in the proceedings of third parties – Issuing of proceedings in which the defendant has no legal or equitable interest – Issuing of proceedings lacking in merit or substance – Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic) s 21(2).

What say you? A vexatious litigant or a vexatious prosecution?

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