Ashton, Andrew Craig v Prentice, Maxwell William Prentice, Maxwell William v Ashton, Andrew Craig & Ors [1998] FCA 1338

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA BANKRUPTCY – application to set aside bankruptcy notice – cross claim for declaration that transfer of property be void against the Trustee and order transferring property to Trustee – onus of proof – discussion of s 121 Bankruptcy Act 1966 PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – whether judge should disqualify himself for apprehended bias – factors claimed to give rise to apprehended bias examined EVIDENCE – admissibility of transcript of bankruptcy examination Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) – ss 81(17), 120, 121, 139ZQ, 139ZS, 255 WORDS AND PHRASES – "good faith" Re Muttukumaru; Ex parte Watson-Paul (1995) 57 FCR 384 – referred to Halse v Norton (1997) 76 FCR 389 – discussed Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Donnelly (1998) 154 ALR 417 – cited Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Alvaro (1996) 138 ALR 341 – referred to PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd v Grellman (1992) 35 FCR 515 – referred to Jury v Westpac Banking Corporation (unreported, Burchett, Foster and O'Connor JJ, 18 March 1998) – followed Livesey v The New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 – cited

ANDREW CRAIG ASHTON v MAXWELL WILLIAM PRENTICE

NG 8183 of 1997 HILL J SYDNEY 23 OCTOBER 1998

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NG 8183 of 1997

BETWEEN: andrew craig ashton

Applicant

AND: maxwell william prentice

Respondent

MAXWELL WILLIAM PRENTICE

Cross Claimant

ANDREW CRAIG ASHTON

First Cross Respondent

ERIC ABRAHAM JURY (SNR)

Second Cross Respondent

SONIA SADIE JURY

Third Cross Respondent

WILLIAM ABRAHAM JURY

Fourth Cross Respondent

HOUDA JURY

Fifth Cross Respondent