Maverick litigants : a history of vexatious litigants in Australia 1930-2008 / Simon Smith.

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Elwood, Vic. : Maverick Publications, 2009.

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72663

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Pro se representation -- Australia -- History.

Actions and defences -- Australia -- History.

Civil procedure -- Australia -- History.

Frivolous suits (Civil procedure) -- Australia -- History.

Contents:

PART ONE. Background to the vexatious litigant sanction

1. Introduction

2. Different dimensions of the vexatious litigants

3. Judicial and statutory control of vexatious litigants

PART TWO. Six maverick litigants

4. Rupert Frederick Millane : inventor, entrepeneur, crank

5. Ellen Cecilia Barlow : legal pioneer

6. Elsa Davis : entertainer, composer, eccentric

7. Goldsmith Collins : footballer, fencer, maverick litigator

8. Constance May Bienvenu : animal welfare activist

9. Dieter Soegemeier : Don Quixote at law

10. Conclusion.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9780646514642

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xii, 316 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm