Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Szepesvary v Weston (Trustee), in the matter of Szepesvary (Bankrupt) [2016] FCA 1464 File number: VID 1153 of 2016
Judge: BROMBERG J
Date of judgment: 6 December 2016
Date of orders: 29 November 2016
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for recusal for apprehended bias – where earlier interlocutory application dismissed with costs – whether a fair-minded lay observer might apprehend that the judge might not bring an impartial mind to resolution of the proceeding – application dismissed
Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), s 153B(1)
Cases cited: Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 ResMed Ltd v Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (2015) 232 FCR 152
Date of hearing: 29 November 2016
Registry: Victoria
Division: General Division
National Practice Area: Commercial and Corporations
Sub-area: General and Personal Insolvency
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 21
Counsel for the Applicant: The Applicant appeared in person
Counsel for the Respondent: The Respondent did not appear
ORDERS VID 1153 of 2016
In the matter of AARON PAUL Szepesvary, a bankrupt
BETWEEN: AARON PAUL SZEPESVARY Applicant
AND: PAUL GERARD WESTON AS TRUSTEE OF THE BANKRUPT ESTATE OF AARON SZEPESVARY Respondent
JUDGE: BROMBERG J DATE OF ORDER: 29 November 2016
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
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