Morey, Philip James v Transurban City Link Ltd & Anor [1998] FCA 459

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Leave to Appeal - service of application for leave - leave to extend time in which to serve - Interlocutory Judgment - adjournment - reasonable apprehension of bias - leave to appeal - Interlocutory Orders - whether attended with sufficient doubt so as to warrant reconsideration - whether substantial injustice would be caused to applicant if interlocutory order stands - Discretionary Orders - whether error of principle - whether irrelevant consideration taken into account - whether misconception as to nature of application. Federal Court Rules - O 52 r10(2)(b) Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Vic) Melbourne City Link Act 1995 (Vic) Niemann v Electronic Industries Ltd [1978] VR 431 - applied House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 - applied Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 - considered In re Morling; Ex parte Australian Meat Industry Employees Union (1986) 60 ALJR 402 - referred to In re Morling; Ex parte Australian Meat Industry Employees Union [No 2] (1986) 60 ALJR 526 - referred to Re J.R.L.; Ex parte C.J.L. (1986) 161 CLR 342 - applied TRANSURBAN CITY LINK LTD and CITY LINK MANAGEMENT LTD -v- PHILIP JAMES MOREY and PAUL ANDREW MEES VG 124 of 1996

FOSTER, NORTH & MANSFIELD JJ 18 MARCH 1998 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY VG 124 of 1996

on appeal from a judge of the federal court of australia

BETWEEN: transurban city link ltd

First Appellant

city link management ltd

Second Appellant

AND: philip james morey

applicant

paul ANDREW mees

Respondent to appeal

JUDGES: FOSTER, NORTH & MANSFIELD JJ

DATE OF ORDER: 18 MARCH 1998

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE