Practice Direction No. 1 of 2024 (Litigation Restraint Orders) ensures that the Court has clear powers to protect the public and its resources in the face of repeated claims and/or applications that should not have been brought by a party and/or any person associated with that party. Where the criteria are satisfied, the party or an associate are precluded from filing any cases or applications whether within extant cases or standalone, without the permission of the President or a Nominated Judge. Thus far two persons have been made subject to a litigation restraint order. As at the end of 2024, 9 applications/cases had been filed and 8 were refused permission.
Practice Direction No. 2 of 2024 (Costs) codifies the principles on costs from the various cases since the inception of the Court and Regulatory Tribunal. This Practice Direction has made the costs assessment process simpler and more streamlined.