VEXATIOUS LITIGANT

Dated the 17th day of November 2004.  CO 4066 2004
In the High Court of Justice
Queen’s Bench Division  Divisional Court

Before the Right Honourable Lord Justice Rose
and
The Honourable Mr. Justice Leveson

In the Matter of Section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (as amended by Section 24 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985)
between
Her Majesty’s Attorney General (Claimant)
and
KESS THOMAS LEWIS (formerly Kess Taylor) (Defendant)

Upon Reading the Claim Form dated the 23rd day of August 2004 issued by the Claimant Her Majesty’s Attorney General seeking a civil proceedings order against the above-named Defendant pursuant to section 42 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (as amended by section 24 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985) that:
(i) no civil proceedings shall without the permission of the High Court be instituted by the said Kess Thomas Lewis in any Court; and
(ii) that any civil proceedings instituted by the said Kess Thomas Lewis in any Court before the making of the Order shall not be continued by the said Kess Thomas Lewis without the permission of the High Court; and
(iii) that no application (other than an application for permission under section 42 of the said Act) shall without leave of the High Court be made by the said Kess Thomas Lewis in any civil proceedings instituted in any Court whether by him or another on the ground that the said Kess Thomas Lewis has habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground instituted vexatious civil proceedings in the High Court and/or made vexatious applications in civil proceedings in the High Courts.
And Upon Reading the written evidence submitted on behalf of the Claimaint Her Majesty’s Attorney General and the Defendant.
And Upon Hearing Mr. C. Bourne of Counsel on behalf of the Claimant and the Defendant in person.
And the Court making no Order as to costs.
It Is Ordered that the Claimant’s application be granted and that the said Kess Thomas Lewis by himself, agents or servants be and is hereby prohibited from:
1. instituting any civil proceedings in any Court;
2. continuing any civil proceedings instituted by him in any Court before the making of this Order; and
3. making any application other than an application for permission as required by section 42 of the said Act in any civil proceedings instituted in any Court by any person unless Kess Thomas Lewis obtains the permission of the High Court having satisfied the High Court that the proceedings or application are not an abuse of the process of the Court in question and that there are reasonable grounds for the proceedings or application.
And it is further ordered that permission by the Defendant to appeal be refused.
This matter occupied the time of the Court from 2.00 p.m. to 3.40 p.m.
By the Court