Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS Courts and Judges - Disqualification for reasonable apprehension of bias - Federal Court of Australia - Personal, professional and financial association between judge and senior counsel for a party - consideration of duty of disclosure and of duty to disqualify - consideration of principles for reasonable apprehension of the "informed" fair-minded observer - consideration of knowledge to be imputed to the observer - whether a cogent and rational link between the association and its capacity to influence the decision - no grounds for reasonable apprehension of bias on grounds relied upon separately or cumulatively. Trustees of Christian Brothers v. Cardone (1995) 130 ALR 345 S. & M. Motor Repairs Pty. Ltd. v. Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (1988) 12 NSWLR 358 Livesey v. New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 Re: Shaw; Ex parte Shaw (1981) 55 ALJR 12; (1980) 32 ALR 47 Webb v. The Queen 181 CLR 41 Fingleton v. Christian Ivanoff Pty. Ltd. (1976) 14 SASR 530 Kennedy and Cahill (1995) FLC 92-505 Najjar v. Haines (1991) 25 NSWLR 224 Eastman v. Somes (No.2) (1992) 107 FLR 86 Bluegate Nominees v. Isaacs and Ors. Supreme Court of Western Australia (F.C.) 16 December 1994 unreported Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v Continental Casualty Co. 393 US 145 Ex parte Blume and Anor.; Re Osborn & Ors. (1958) SR(NSW) 334 Szilard v. Szasz [1955] 1 DLR 370 R v. The Industrial Court & Anor. and Mount Isa Mines Ltd. 1966 QD.R. 245 Morgan v. Morgan (1832) 1 Dowl 611 R v. Barnsley Licensing Justices (1960 2 A.B. 167 Raybos Australia Pty. Ltd. and Anor. v Tectran Corporation Pty. Ltd. and Ors. (1986) 6 NSWLR 272 Bright v. River Plate Construction Company 1900 2 Ch. 835 Precision Fabrication Pty. Ltd. v Roadcon Pty. Ltd. (1991) 104 FLR 260 State of Western Australia v. Watson (1988) Aust. Torts Reports 80-226 R v Judge Russell; Ex parte Reid (1984) 35 SASR 417 R v Anderson; Ex parte Ioppolo (1979) 5 Fam L.R. 305 R Polites and Anor.; Ex parte The Hoyts Corporation Pty. Limited and Ors. (1991) 173 CLR 78 Vakauta v. Kelly (1989 167 CLR 568 Re Finance Union of Australia and Anor.; Ex parte Illaton Pty. Ltd. (1992) 107 ALR 581 AUSSIE AIRLINES PTY. LTD. v. AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES PTY. LTD. and QANTAS AIRLINES LTD. No. VG 608/95 MERKEL J. MELBOURNE 13 MARCH 1996
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