The men challenged the orders on
the grounds of abuse of process since the UK government had been involved in their allegedly unlawful removal.
For a stay to be granted on
grounds of abuse of process, there has to be something that is so unfair and wrong that the court should not allow a prosecutor to proceed with what is in all other respects a regular proceeding (Hui Chi ming v The Queen [1991] 3 All ER 897).
Not exact matches
In the end, Justice Macintosh concluded that while he had the jurisdiction to rule on the questions before him he would decline to do so on the
grounds that it would be an
abuse of process.
The Defendants move to dismiss the claim under Rule 21.01 (3)(d)
of the Rules
of Civil Procedure on the
grounds that it an
abuse of process, or under Rule 21.01 (1)(b) to strike the Statement
of Claim as disclosing no reasonable cause
of action or constituting a frivolous or vexatious claim, with no leave to amend.
The case was struck on the
grounds of res judicata (the issue had already been decided) and
abuse of the court's
process.
Consequently, the defendants consequently sought «An order dismissing the action on the
grounds that it is frivolous or vexatious or is otherwise an
abuse of the
process of the court pursuant to Rule 21.01 (3)(d).»
The former employee relied on the following
grounds in his judicial review: bias
of the adjudicator; fairness
of the hearing; appropriateness
of deciding the matter solely on the basis
of abuse of process, and; whether the matter
of genuineness
of the emails was properly determined.
Authority is clear — the
abuse of process jurisdiction is residual in nature; it applies only when the issues raised can not be addressed by the statutory protections... It follows there are no
grounds for distinguishing Symeou.