Roberts v Goodwin Street Developments Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 103: Download

SBS News: “Robert says being a sovereign citizen is like having a ‘mind virus’. It’s a movement the pseudo-law expert knows well”:

The Australian: “Police shooting sparks sov-cit expert to warn of rising ‘cult’ danger”: (paywall free): Sov-cit expert Rob Sudy, who once chatted online with one of the trio involved in the Queensland police shooting, says Australia has experienced an explosive … Continue reading Police shooting sparks sov-cit expert to warn of rising ‘cult’ danger →

Mr Dawkins and Ms Penton were involved in a Family Court matter where a judge of the Federal Circuit Court ordered that their child live with the mother who is to have sole parental responsibility for her. As a consequence … Continue reading Dawkins & Penton [2021] FedCFamC1A 74 →

Re the Stepney Election Petition; Isaacson v Durant [1886] 17 QBD 54 was a landmark decision of the Kings Bench Division of His Majesty’s High Court of Justice in England, which established the rule throughout the British Empire that a natural born subject becomes … Continue reading Stepney Election Petition; Isaacson v Durant [1886] 17 QBD 54 →

The defendants were former employees of Coles Supermarkets, but Coles terminated their employment because they declined to be vaccinated in accordance with a COVID-19 vaccination policy for Coles employees. Through registered correspondence, the defendants attempted a typical OPCA foisted contract … Continue reading Re Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 438 →

In Dent v Commissioner of Police [2022] QDC 235 an OPCA adherent successfully appealed his sentence of 24 days imprisonment for failing to appear, that was imposed by a magistrate who grew impatient with the defendant due to his in-court … Continue reading Dent v Commissioner of Police [2022] QDC 235 →

Dr. Kate Leader, “Conspiracy!: Or when bad things happen to good Litigants in Person”: “This paper considers the relationship between Litigants in Person (LiPs) and conspiracy theories and seeks to answer two questions: how, and why, do some LiPs come … Continue reading Conspiracy!: Or, When Bad Things Happen To Good Litigants in Person →

His Hon Judge Glen Cash QC, “A kind of magic: the origins and culture of ‘Pseudolaw”, speech given at the Queensland Magistrates State Conference, Brisbane (QDC)” [2022] QldJSchol 16: Download See also the brilliant judgement from Cash QC DCJ on the strawman … Continue reading A kind of magic: the origins and culture of ‘Pseudolaw’ →

Donald J. Netolitzky; “The Dead Sleep Quiet: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada – Part II”: “A US-sourced set of false law concepts, “pseudolaw,” entered into Canada circa 2000. A localized version of pseudolaw was adopted … Continue reading The Dead Sleep Quiet: History of the Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Phenomenon in Canada – Part II →

“Latai Smith, a living woman…” was employed as a security officer by Sydney Night Patrol & Inquiry Co Pty Ltd trading as Certis Security Australia. She brought a proceeding against Certis’s General Manager – Head of Human Resources, Mr La … Continue reading Latai Smith v Sydney Night Patrol & Inquiry Co Pty Ltd trading as Certis Security Australia [2022] FWC 1462 →

Benjamin Lévy; “From Paranoia Querulans to Vexatious Litigants. A short study on madness between psychiatry and the Law”: “This paper presents a comparative history of paranoia querulans, also known as litigants’ delusion, in German‐speaking countries and France from the nineteenth … Continue reading From Paranoia Querulans to Vexatious Litigants. A short study on madness between psychiatry and the Law →

The appellant was convicted of one charge of using a mobile phone, and one charge of driving without a licence, which he appealed in Andrew Glen Sorensen v Queensland Police Service Respondent [2022] QDC 121, alleging that he was unlawfully … Continue reading Andrew Glen Sorensen v Queensland Police Service Respondent [2022] QDC 121 →

Following a property sale by a real estate, the seller considered it to be unsatisfactory, and that the home was sold for less than its true value. he began a campaign of abusive threats and defamatory allegations towards the real … Continue reading Yap v Matic [2022] WASC 181 →

RHG Mortgage Corporation Ltd sought summary judgement in respect of loans that Barbara and Uwe Schafer had defaulted. The defendants claimed the plaintiff had not discharged the burden of proving that it lent money to the defendants (as distinct from … Continue reading RHG Mortgage Corporation Ltd v Schafer [2014] WASC 297 →

The appellant was charged for failing to comply with a Building Order, contrary to section 115 of the Building Act 2011 (WA), and was convicted before Magistrate Potter at trial. In Backshall v The City of Greater Geraldton [2016] WASC 347 he … Continue reading Backshall v The City of Greater Geraldton [2016] WASC 347  →

The plaintiffs sought summary judgement for recovery of loans secured by a mortgage over a property. In Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd v Prichard [2021] QSC 179, the defendant did not dispute that the moneys are owed and that he … Continue reading Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd v Prichard [2021] QSC 179 →

The Department of Primary Industries served a direction pursuant to section 329 of the Water Management Act 2000 (NSW), concerning two dams on the plaintiffs’ property, alleging that the dams did not have a water management work approval in force, … Continue reading McKenzie v New South Wales [2017] NSWSC 661 →

The Bank sought summary judgment against Mr and Mrs Kozisek for a default on their loan agreements. The defendants filed a list of documents with the court, seeking an order compelling the Bank to provide full discovery of all requested … Continue reading Kozisek v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2019] WASCA 71 →

WeRe Bank is a movement which has come to the attention of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and other governing bodies. Created by previous strawman persona Alan Peter Smith, now known as “Peter of England,” following his public declaration and … Continue reading WeRe Bank →

Donald J Netolitzky; “Humdrum Becomes a Headache: Lawyers Notarizing Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Documents”  “Most lawyers are unlikely to encounter Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument (OPCA) litigants in their usual practice but with one exception. OPCA litigants regularly seek out lawyers … Continue reading Humdrum Becomes a Headache: Lawyers Notarizing Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Argument Documents →

The applicant sought a “permanent, prohibitory injunction” ordering the Roads and Maritime Service of New South Wales to lift a suspension on and reinstate his driver’s licence and vehicle registration, and otherwise “reconduct business” with him, after the RMS had … Continue reading Fallon v NSW Government Office of State Revenue State Debt Recovery Office [2013] FCA 270 →

The litigation history of Richard Gunter seems to originate in a separation which later went before the Family Court, and which initially involved a restraining order made in 1990 by Magistrate Pullar in the Ipswich Magistrates Court, prohibiting him from … Continue reading Richard Gunter →

The applicants sought summary judgement regarding a default of a loan agreement and mortgage in Permanent Custodians Limited v Sanders [2017] VSC 516. Due to unserved further material being filed by the defendant just prior, a further hearing was conducted … Continue reading Permanent Custodians Limited v Sanders [2017] VSC 516 →

The Bank of Queensland Limited sought summary judgment against the defendants for a default of their home loan and mortgage obligations in Bank of Queensland Ltd v G.L. and L.A. Collis Pty Ltd [2019] VCC 2062. The defendants filed numerous … Continue reading Bank of Queensland Ltd v G.L. and L.A. Collis Pty Ltd [2019] VCC 2062  →

The appellant, who also identifies himself by his tribal name Parlini, appealed his conviction for aggravated assault in Kerinaiua v Andreou [2018] NTSC 87, on grounds that the magistrate made decisions which are beyond his scope of authority, that the … Continue reading Kerinaiua v Andreou [2018] NTSC 87 →

The Respondent was a candidate in the 2019 Federal Election, and failed to make disclosures of gifts as required by section 304 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth). He did not appear for the proceeding in Electoral Commissioner of … Continue reading Electoral Commissioner of Australian Electoral Commission v Wharton (No 3) [2021] FCA 742 →

A decision was made to suspend the applicants Firearms Licence on the basis that he had been charged with an offence involving the use or threatened use of violence, with an authorised officer being satisfied he may no longer be … Continue reading Lamble v Queensland Police Service – Weapons Licensing [2018] QCAT 201 →

The mother in a Family Court dispute regarding orders that the child be vaccinated, filed an application in the High Court seeking an order removing an appeal against the orders made to the High Court, asserting that there was a … Continue reading Covington & Covington [2021] FamCAFC 52 →

The first defendant Dennis Jensen was managing director of Common Law Resolutions Pty Ltd and JTA Corporation Pty Ltd, which were the second and third defendants in Victorian Legal Services Board v Jensen [2018] VSC 740, in which the Victorian Legal … Continue reading Victorian Legal Services Board v Jensen [2018] VSC 740 →

The Houtman Abrolhos Islands are about 80km off the coast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Kristin MacDonald declared himself to be the “Prince of the Abrolhos” and claims to have adverse possession of all 122 of the islands as a micronation.  … Continue reading Kristin MacDonald →

The defendant sought to have a default judgment set aside, where Westpac claimed possession of the land for a loan agreement and mortgage, claiming the bank committed fraud because it “obtained an ex parte judgment behind his back”.  His primary … Continue reading Westpac Banking Corporation v Webb [2019] VSC 121 →

Murray v Pinder [2020] QSC 385 was an application for judicial review in respect of certain relatively minor criminal charges which the applicant was facing in the Magistrates Court, focusing on an argument about how he is named, his inability … Continue reading Murray v Pinder [2020] QSC 385 →

The appellant had been caught using his mobile phone while driving, and the interception led him to be charged with the offence, as well as other charges of hinder and assault police. At the Magistrates Court he argued that the … Continue reading Maher v The Queen [2021] NSWDC 212 →

There is a ridiculous theory that implies by that the Queen placing her signature at the top of bill requiring her assent (instead of at the end, the bottom, underneath the body of words) invalidates the document and her “permission”, … Continue reading The Queen signed it at the top! →

Albert Venn Dicey, “An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution” (1885) This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. A … Continue reading An Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution →

Mullen, P. E.; Lester, G. (2004). “Unusually persistent complainants”: Querulous paranoia may have disappeared from the psychiatric literature, but is it flourishing in modern complaints organisations and the courts? This study investigates the unusually persistent complainants who lay waste to … Continue reading Unusually persistent complainants →

Glueck, B. (1914). “The Forensic Phase of Litigious Paranoia”: “Kraepelin [1904] defines this condition as a mental disorder which is essentially characterized by a gradual and systematic evolution of a well-organized and intricate system of persecutory and grandiose delusions. It … Continue reading The Forensic Phase of Litigious Paranoia →