Vexatious litigants are individuals who persistently take legal action against others in cases without any merit, who are forbidden from starting civil cases in courts without permission.
You cannot apply for help with fees if you are listed as a vexatious litigant.
Vexatious litigants must apply to the High Court for permission to start a civil case in court. If you need to apply for permission, you must pay the full court fee. If successful, you can apply for a refund by completing and submitting form EX160 to the court within 3 months of the decision.
You must provide evidence for any application, as well as a sealed copy of the order granting you permission to issue proceedings.
Vexatious litigants
NameAlso known asDate order was made Adams, Leslie James 20 May 1966 Akena, Adoko 20 May 2004 Alexander, Anthony 26 November 2003 Allan, George Harvey 18 June 1964 Allan, Theophilus Vincent 8 July 1987 Ali, Haider 13 May 2008 Amin, Azad 12 July 2000 Arnold, Dorothy MignonArnold, Gracie17 December 1956 Auburn, JackMorton, Herbert4 November 1976 Badibanga, Kay Etienne 17 February 2003 Barnes,  Peter Michael 4 December 2002 Barrett, Stanley Arthur 20 October 1955 Bebbington, Ann MarjorieEaston, Ann Cholmondeley31 January 1969 Becker, Dorothy 13 March 1969 Benton, Paul 28 July 2004 Bhamjee, Ismail Abdulhai 8 December 2003 Bishop, Malcolm Frederick 5 July 2000 Blackstone, James Luke 19 December 1994 Blank, Maurice 11 March 1970 Bloy, Walter 17 June 1993 Boothe-Chambers, MichaelChambers, Mike14 June 2001 Branch, Anthony 17 February 2005 Branch, Shirley 17 February 2005 Brantschen, AnneMarsh-Read, Anne18 November 1971 Bridgeman, Albert 21 November 1980 Brookner, Bernice Karen 18 November 1997 Brownlie, Andrea 16 October 2007 Burgess, Ralph 14 July 2004 Burke, Stanley 8 November 1985 Cadigan, Jeane Josephine 31 January 1956 Cameron, Sheila 29 July 2004 Campbell, John Dobson 29 July 1997 Carruthers, Jane 26 April 2016 Carruthers, Stuart Hardwicke 26 April 2016 Chitole, Dick Lucien 27 July 2004 Collins, Alan David 9 December 1996 Collins, Ann Margaret 9 December 1996 Cooper, Barry 15 February 1979 Cooper, Dan Colin 23 November 1983 Coupe, Ellen 29 November 1999 Covey, Andy 6 October 2000 Cutler, Roy Edward 2 December 1986 Daisystar Ltd 1 December 1997 Dauncey, Sandra 4 December 1991 Day, Leonard 9 July 1996 De Vries, Juda 7 November 1986 Dennis, Cecilia 3 February 1965 Doswell, Errol Edward 15 February 2005 Douglas, Paula May 8 June 2006 Drozdowski, Andrew Martin 6 April 1998 Ebert, Gedaljahu 7 July 2000 Edgar, David Alan 1 February 2002 Edwards, Ralston Peter 20 June 2001 Edwards, Simon Albert 1 July 2010 Elliott, Peter John 6 October 2016 Ewing, Terence Patrick 12 February 1990 Fabian, Michael 18 June 1997 Field, RoyleField, Roy27 November 1987 Field-Royston, Mark A 3 November 1997 Fletcher, Simon William Peel VickersFletcher, Vel William Peel12 October 1983 Foden, Veronica Beryl 7 April 2005 Foley, Harry Desmond 18 February 1997 Foley, Lewis FrankFoley, Frank Lewis18 February 1997 Ford, Daniel 12 June 2008 Ford, Liubov 12 June 2008 Foy, Toneye 26 October 1987 Fradkina, Raisa 26 November 2003 Gayle-Childs, Leslie 7 December 2020 (amended 2 February 2021) Galloway, John Murray 27 March 1990 Gill, Thomas Patrick 14 November 2006 Gleaves, Roger Charles Augustine 25 June 1982 Gleaves, Roger Charles Augustine 7 March 1985 Goble, Francis George 20 November 1995 Goldstein, Dr Anthony Jonathan 12 December 1995 Golmick, Greta Hedgwig Frieda MariaGolmick-Wahl, Greta Hedgwig Frieda Maria31 October 1962 Gough, Bernard AlfredBA Gough Equipment Ltd20 March 1995 Green, Alfred Edwin Ambrose 3 November 1983 Green, Glenford 9 May 2001 Green, Linbird 9 May 2001 Gush, Thelma 5 December 1961 Hale, Ronald Gerald Derek 11 May 1981 Hannam, Peter 20 October 1988 Haralabidis, Nicholas 24 November 1997 Hayward, Peter RuberyLyell, Sir Nicholas Walter (formerly PR Hayward)17 February 1994 Hellyer, Michael Marshall 7 March 2001 Henry, Joseph Josiah 31 January 1969 Hodgson, Francis 22 March 1996 Jamieson, John, Reginald 13 December 2001 Johnson, Harry 26 February 1996 Johnson, Kenneth 7 January 1986 Johnson, LeeJohnson, Michael Lee and Johnson, Michael Leo3 May 2017 Jones, David Owen 16 December 1983 Jones, David Robert 7 December 2000 Jones, Marcus David 20 March 1989 Kalibala 12 February 1996 Khaira, Asa Singh 26 October 2000 Knightley, Betty 14 June 1986 Kohanzad, Nader 9 October 2001 Landau, Ivan Aubrey 11 May 1992 Landau, Mrs Audrey 3 March 1994 Langton, Philip Sidney 10 February 1966 Lawal, Adekunle Adejare 11 March 2004 Leicester, Margaret 28 October 2005 Leicester, Royston David 28 October 2005 Lewis, Kess Thomas 17 November 2004 Long, Helen May 10 July 1969 Lowe, Nicholas John 14 January 1998 Lucas, Queenie Evelyn 1 December 1986 MacCarthy, Michael Reginald 19 December 1962 Marlow, George Edward 23 January 1962 Marshall, Christopher 16 July 1998 Mathew, Thomas 15 February 1991 Matthews, Barry 14 November 2000 Matthews, Ida 30 October 1950 Millinder, Paul 6 July 2021 Mensah, Esther Modukpe Dzagbley 13 May 2004 Menzies, Rowan Gavin Paton 2 August 1996 Mohtasham, Elahe 19 May 2005 Moore, Barbara 18 May 1962 Morriss, Barbara Ellen Rhoda Fielding 14 April 1997 Moss (aka Moffat), Gerald Deceased Mottershead, Ruth Ann 29 March 2000 Murphy, John Edmund 25 October 1984 Murphy, Teresa 25 October 1984 Nnadi, Alaoma Godwin 14 December 1984 Nortcott, Gerald Francis 26 February 1980 O’Neill, MargaritaMorris, John9 June 1998 O’Neill, ThomasFalconer of Thoronton, Lord Charles Leslie9 June 1998 Oakes, Arthur 15 February 2000 Orishagbeme, KD 13 November 1987 Owusu-Nyantekyi, Kojo 16 October 2001 Parkinson, Peter Eric 6 March 2000 Pepin, John 27 May 2004 Perotti, Angelo 28 April 2006 Persaud, Norman ErnestPersaud, Norman Siteram22 February 1996 Pomphrey, Gloria Margaret Corinaldi 2 February 1995 Prankerd, Peter Henry 18 November 1993 Prescott, Joan 8 March 1988 Purvis, Paul Nigel 3 December 2003 Ratra, Uday 23 May 2003 Richards, Miriam 3 November 1998 Rinehart, PaulRowe, Michael Stuart15 July 1997 Roach, Ion Curtis 2 March 1998 Robinson, Arthur 10 December 1992 Robinson, Frieda Alberta 10 December 1992 Robinson, Max John 12 May 1998 Rogers, Gwendolen Rhoda 8 March 1996 Rohrberg, Monica 24 March 1975 Rosato, Anthony Leandro 9 October 1995 Russell, Frederick Boyd 9 February 1965 Salakov, Andre John 18 November 1999 Sammy-Joe, Roggee GoodfellowEkhaguere, Sammy Jasowa Osaigbovo10 July 1969 Samuels, Graham 22 July 2002 Saxena, Ram Pratap 21 November 2003 Sayer, George Frank 7 July 1986 Scarr, Alexander Lowther 7 December 1987 Scriven, Geoffrey 4 February 2000 Sheikh, Anal 26 March 2019 Singer, Harold JuneSinger, Harry24 January 2012 Singer, June 25 January 2012 Simmons, Kenneth William 26 June 2003 Sivasubramaniam, Markandu 9 April 2008 Soares, Delroy Anthony 1 March 1999 Soul, Robert Frederick 28 October 1964 Stamoulakatos, Nicholas 7 March 2000 Stevens, Valerie AnneSchwab or Schwab-Morris, Valerie Anne6 April 1984 Sujeen, Basoodeo 27 February 1996 Tannock, John Caldwell 23 January 1962 Taylor, Boris Falcon 7 October 1987 Tejendrasingh, Sardar 10 April 1997 Thompson, Arthur George 1 July 1958 Thorne, Dr Carl-Theo 27 June 1973 Tingey, William 26 November 1986 Tinsley, Robert 14 December 1984 Tobiasinsky, Barbara 8 November 1988 Vaidya, Shreedhar 20 July 2017 Van-Dari, Haroun ElBhandari, Arun and Van-Dari, Haroun Elijah Luke11 March 1988 Vernazza, Anthony 9 April 1959 Vidler, Barry Cornelius 30 March 1998 Wakefield, Violet Marion 12 January 1984 Walker, Denzil Keith 21 October 1999 Ward, Alan Christopher SpencerWard, Alan Geoffrey and Ford, Alan29 January 1997 Webb, Albert James 20 January 1984 Webb, Eileen Stella Margaret 20 January 1984 Williams, Betty Emma Meta 8 July 1992 Williams, John 22 April 1996 Williams, Richard Hugh 20 December 1982 Williams, Richard Hugh 16 May 1985 Williamson, Reverend Paul Stewart 16 July 1997 Wills, Geoffrey Donald Arthur 22 July 1994 Wood, Ellen Elizabeth 25 June 1981 Wood, Francis 25 June 1981 Wray, Bridget Deltora 11 November 1996