The Appeal Court has refused an application for permission a former civicl servant to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Judge of Appeal Cross Anthony KC dismissed Graeme Jones’ application saying it lacked any “arguable points of law”.
Mr Jones sought to appeal against the refusal of a previous appeal concerning what he described as failures in judicial oversight.
Specifically, he claimed that there was a “failure to consider further particularisation scandalously abusively disruptively delayed by deliberately concealed new evidence and obstruction”.
Additionally, Mr Jones alleged a “conspiracy to cover up the index linked police housing allowance scandal” and requested leave to appeal to the minimum three judge UK Privy Council, claiming this had been unlawfully denied.
In his decision, Justice Cross said that Mr Jones’ application was “wholly deficient” and that “Mr Jones’ documents do not disclose any arguable points of law, rather they are a mass of unjustified allegations and commentary”.
Conduct
Justice Cross was also critical of Mr Jones’ conduct throughout the proceedings, including the submission of unsolicited documents.
In one instance, the court received a “43-page” document entitled ‘Appellant counter response as to Respondent Response dated 10 July 2024 and related preliminary matters’.
Justice Cross said: “This document is a further example of the aplicant’s refusal to accept the norms of the court process. I disregard it.”
He further criticised Mr. Jones for making “nonsensical allegations” and ruled that “court proceedings should not be available to this category of litigant who sets out to harass parties, staff and judiciary.”
He added: “When judges are faced with such cases they should be quick to dismiss such applications. No detailed reasons are necessary at all when giving judgment in such cases.”
The application was ultimately dismissed, with the Deemster concluding “there is no merit in it on the facts” said the ruling “is
the end of the matter”.
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