Catchwords:

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Court of Appeal – Show cause hearing – Failure to file written submissions – Stay of hearing – Where no procedural unfairness in setting down hearing – Where no medical grounds for stay established – Where pendency of other motions by applicant, including applications to issue subpoenas and to reopen previous appeal, no reason for not preparing submissions – Stay refused – Where consistent failure to comply with directions – Where no sufficient reason for failure to file submissions – Self-executing order for dismissal of appeal if submissions not filed within one month

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Court of Appeal – Notice of motion – Application to issue subpoenas – Where already before full bench on application to reopen – Abuse of process – Application dismissed

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Court of Appeal – Notice of motion – Application to refer persons to prosecuting authorities – Where such relief inappropriate and unavailable – Abuse of process – Application dismissed