“Unrepresented and vexatious litigants and sovereign citizens” was published as part 3 of the “Handbook for Judicial Officers” (pages 875 to 980, collated by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales, updated June 2025) includes: “Sovereign citizens: ideology, impacts and … Continue reading Unrepresented and vexatious litigants and sovereign citizens →

Christopher Edwin Higgins was convicted in his absence and fined $330 by the court for two instances of speeding, both driving at less than 10 km/h over the speed limit. Christopher Higgins brought an annulment application in respect of the … Continue reading Higgins v The King [2025] NSWDC 256 →

The Existential Duality (1) The duality: From sovereignty to pseudolaw (2) King’s two bodies and the strawman duality (3) Legalese, magic and ceremony (4) Appropriation by pseudolaw (1) The duality: From sovereignty to pseudolaw This analysis challenges conventional narratives that … Continue reading The Existential Duality →

This article explores the historical concepts of the “King’s Two Bodies” and the Crown as a “Corporation Sole,” examining their influence on pseudolaw’s Strawman Duality, which posits a natural person versus a state-created legal person. It also connects these ideas … Continue reading King’s Two Bodies and the Strawman Duality →

Scott Michael Arnold and Nicole Maree Arnold contended that when the server attended the property to serve them with court documents for the recovery of possession of the property, they did not recognise that the documents were intended for them … Continue reading Arnold v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2025] QDC 94 →

Direct to “The Existential Duality” series: (1) The duality: From sovereignty to pseudolaw (2) King’s two bodies and the strawman duality (3) Legalese, magic and ceremony

McIntyre, Young, and Perrett; “Pseudolaw Behind the Judgments: The Hidden Impact on the Administration of Justice”: “Media attention, scholarship and case law on pseudolaw has grown significantly over the last 5 years. However, the scale of the issue remains unclear, … Continue reading Pseudolaw Behind the Judgments: The Hidden Impact on the Administration of Justice →

A default judgment was obtained against Gregory John Ryan for outstanding council rates in July 2024, which he applied before a magistrate to set aside in October. This was refused, so he sought leave to appeal from the decision before … Continue reading Gregory John Ryan v Fraser Coast Regional Council [2025] QCA 108 →

ABC The Law Report: “Pseudolaw’ in the courts: Can you pay a legal debt with an IOU?” with Associate Professor Harry Hobbs: https://videopress.com/v/Euy6s2s2?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The Advertiser: “Warren Tredrea tells Federal Court he has paid legal debt to Channel 9 over Covid … Continue reading ‘Pseudolaw’ in the courts: Can you pay a legal debt with an IOU? →

Gibson DCJ, (at 26-28) in Bottrill v Graham & Anor (No 2) [2025] NSWDC 221: “As will be apparent from the summaries of the matters complained of below, the first defendant and his acolytes were conducting lengthy daily podcasts of … Continue reading Bottrill v Graham & Anor (No 2) [2025] NSWDC 221 →

Kimberley Nichles was a party to parenting proceedings before the Federal Circuit and Family Court following the separation from her former husband Adam Nichles in 2018. Baumann J had made parenting orders that were adverse to her, over which she … Continue reading Nichles v Attorney General of New South Wales [2025] NSWCA 132 →

Christina Galinovic applied for an interlocutory injunction against Singtel Optus Pty Ltd and Optus Billing Services Pty Ltd, seeking orders that they be restrained from disconnecting or in any way interfering with her service, or from taking any action to … Continue reading Galinovic v Singtel Optus Pty Limited [2025] FCA 611 →

Nathan Robert Busch applied for a Firearms Licence for recreational and target shooting, which was rejected by the Commissioner of Queensland Police, and he subsequently applied for an external review of the decision. In Busch v Queensland Police Service – Weapons … Continue reading Busch v Queensland Police Service – Weapons Licensing [2025] QCAT 220 →

In Bonora v Council of the City of Ryde [2024] FWC 384, Veronika Bonora advanced the proposition that Ryde Council was a “corporation” despite section 220 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) declaring that a council is a “body politic”, … Continue reading Bonora v Council of the City of Ryde [2024] FWC 384 →

Applying an exhaustive as opposed to an expansive meaning to the term “includes” became the basis of a very popular pseudolaw motif relating to statutory construction. But in Redland City Council v Boutique Capital Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 94, the … Continue reading Redland City Council v Boutique Capital Pty Ltd [2025] QCA 94 →

Christina Galinovic filed a claim and statement of claim, claiming declaratory and other relief against the ANZ Bank in respect of a debt secured by a mortgage registered over her property. Among other things, she claimed the mortgage was void … Continue reading Galinovic v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2025] QCA 78 →

“Ian Lionel of The Family Price, a living man and subject of the Commonwealth” attempted to file a writ of summons and a further document headed “originating summons to enforce foreign award”. The Acting Registrar directed that the purported writ … Continue reading Re Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) Ex Parte Price [2025] WASC 199 →

Bank of Queensland Limited sought to enforce a mortgage which it entered into with Christopher Fahy. In response, he sent them a document entitled “Preliminary defence and Affidavit of Truth and Statement of Fact”. In Bank of Queensland Limited v … Continue reading Bank of Queensland Limited v Fahy [2025] WASC 180 →

Joseph Robert Scordo commenced Federal Court proceedings against the Commonwealth Bank seeking to avoid a home loan agreement and mortgage. Wilson JR granted summary judgment in favour of the bank, making orders for possession of the property and payment of … Continue reading Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Scordo [2025] VSC 256 →

Michael Joseph Conneely filed a notice of motion against an ex tempore judgment delivered by Nixon J. The relief the plaintiffs sought on that case depended upon a judgment In the matter of Mikcon Group Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) … Continue reading In the matter of Mikcon Group Australia Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2025] NSWSC 440 →

Luke Daniel William Simpson, who goes by the skin name Jaabarun Nyangbul, was the passenger of Helen Delaney, who was dragged from her car by police in a dramatic window smash arrest during a traffic stop in Coffs Harbour in … Continue reading Luke Simpson →

Lucas v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2025] NSWCATAD 93 (at 59-61): “When police called at the applicant’s father’s property and informed him that he was under arrest, he immediately began to argue with police, questioning their … Continue reading Lucas v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2025] NSWCATAD 93 →

Mary, In the matter of an application for leave to issue or file [2023] HCATrans 71 “The applicant contends that she and her children have diplomatic and other forms of immunity from the jurisdiction of all courts and bodies as … Continue reading Mary, In the matter of an application for leave to issue or file [2023] HCATrans 71 →

Rowe v National Australia Bank Limited [2025] SASC 50 (at 22): “The Rowes both appeared personally and from the outset sought to interrogate the Court as to a number of matters, including whether I was present as a judge or a … Continue reading Rowe v National Australia Bank Limited [2025] SASC 50 →

Helen Delaney was dragged from her car by police in a dramatic window smash arrest during a traffic stop in Coffs Harbour in January 2023 after she refused to state her name. She argued she was “travelling”, not driving, and … Continue reading Helen Delaney →

Juliet Marie Oldroyd, (who goes by the name Watjambirra), was co-accused with Laura Hinks of kidnapping and hiding her five-year-old daughter for 12 days in August 2022. Her husband Craig Richard Oldroyd, (who goes by the name Wulimani, and likewise … Continue reading Craig Richard Oldroyd →

Amelia Rose Pivotto was charged with exceeding the designated speed limit by less than 20 km/h, which carried a fine of $464.00. She chose not to pay the fine, but rather, sought to challenge the validity of the asserted infringement … Continue reading Pivotto v Queensland Police Service – Weapons Licencing [2025] QCAT 130 →

During the pandemic, Cilla Louise Carden became involved in an altercation with staff at the entrance to the Liquorland store, belligerently criticising the Covid-19 safe practices that were then in place. After repeatedly being asked to leave, staff called the … Continue reading Carden v Dragojevic [2025] WASCA 47 →

McIntyre, Hobbs and Young; “The Strawmen Trap: Non-Appearance and the Pitfalls of Pseudolaw”: “This article examines the growing phenomenon of self-represented litigants utilising the ‘strawman duality’ form of pseudolegal argument, and the risk of trial judges grappling with the issue. … Continue reading The Strawmen Trap: Non-Appearance and the Pitfalls of Pseudolaw →

Jan Marek Kant attempted to lodge documents in the Federal Court of Australia seeking to commence various proceedings, naming as respondents the Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, the Australian Information Commissioner, and the Chief … Continue reading Kant v Principal Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia [2025] FCA 274 →

Matthew James Morros stopped paying one of his loans with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia “after finding out the bank could be frauding [sic] me and extorting me for money”. In responses to the bank, he requested to see the … Continue reading Morros v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2025] SASC 40 →

Joe McIntyre; “Pareidolic Illusions of Meaning: ChatGPT, Pseudolaw and the Triumph of Form over Substance”: “The early 2020s has seen the rise of two strange and potentially quite impactful social phenomena, namely pseudolaw, where users rely upon pseudolegal arguments that … Continue reading Pareidolic Illusions of Meaning: ChatGPT, Pseudolaw and the Triumph of Form over Substance →

A company Grange Legal Pty Ltd received a speeding infringement notice, and in the lower court, the Director Madeleine Potter was “represented” by a man who wished to appear as its “corporation service manager”, who identified himself by the name … Continue reading Grange Legal Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police [2025] SASC 14 →

“The living breathing woman called ‘Cil’: Cilla‑Louise: of the Family: Carden:”, was convicted in her absence, fined $2,500 and ordered to pay costs of $1,409.70, for failing to comply with a direction given under the Planning and Development Act 2005 … Continue reading Carden v City of Wanneroo [2025] WASC 54 →

Steven Geoffrey Drage was employed as a Security Officer at the Gold Coast Hospital, and applied for an exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements, which was denied. The hospital sent him a letter stating that that he had not provided evidence … Continue reading Drage v Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service [2025] QSC 22 →

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Carol Maria Cousins was convicted of three offences, namely speeding, failing to provide personal details, and obstructing a police officer. The convictions followed a hearing at which the magistrate had decided to hear and determine the charges in the appellant’s … Continue reading Cousins v WA Police [2025] WASC 39 →

Donna Markwell is a pseudolaw adherent from New South Wales, and with Peter Scott Haughton, operates the “Corruption Whistleblower” website and newspaper. In February 2025 they hosted what was purported to be a “Grand Jury Indictment” hearing in the courtyard … Continue reading Donna Markwell →

Aird and Ardill; “A ‘kind of Sovereignty’: Toward a Framework for the Recognition of First Nations Sovereignties at Common Law” (2023): “The common law rejects ‘Aboriginal sovereignty’ as being inconsistent with Crown sovereignty. Yet the common law defines ‘Aboriginal sovereignty’ … Continue reading A ‘kind of Sovereignty’: Toward a Framework for the Recognition of First Nations Sovereignties at Common Law →

In Wilson v Queensland Police Service [2024] QDC 225, Timothy Pelham Wilson appealed against the convictions of driving unlicenced, in an unregistered and uninsured vehicle with fake novelty number plates, contravene a direction and obstruct police. In the Magistrates Court, he … Continue reading Wilson v Queensland Police Service [2024] QDC 225 →