In the case of Chen v State of Queensland (Queensland Health) [No 2] [2024] QCA 63, the Supreme Court of Queensland dismissed an appeal by Dr. Victor Hsi Tai Chen against an order made by the Industrial Court of Queensland requiring him to pay the costs of the initial appeal. The Industrial Court had determined Dr. Chen's appeal as vexatious, with no reasonable prospect of success. Dr. Chen, representing himself, unsuccessfully reagitated broader grievances irrelevant to his costs appeal, including allegations of corruption and criminal offences against Queensland Health and various legal representatives. His conduct, including the rejection of two reasonable Calderbank offers from the respondent to discontinue the appeal, led the Court to assess costs on an indemnity basis against him.
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