Fordyce v Leung [2022] NSWCA 55

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fordyce v Leung [2022] NSWCA 55 Hearing dates: 10 February 2022 Date of orders: 12 April 2022 Decision date: 12 April 2022 Before: Basten JA at [1]; White JA at [15]; Beech-Jones JA at [111] Decision: (1) The application for leave to appeal from the order of 15 July 2021 in District Court proceeding 2021/00018135 be dismissed with costs. (2) The further amended summons dated 6 December 2021 be dismissed. (3) Subject to order (1), the costs of the further amended summons be costs in the applicant's summons in District Court proceedings 2021/00087811. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Bias rule — Actual or apprehended ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Procedural fairness ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Judicial review — whether primary judge's order was a final order CIVIL PROCEDURE — section 127 of the District Court Act 1973 (NSW) — "action" Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 133 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 127 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 367A, 368, 372, 384, 385 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015 (NSW), reg 59 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW); 36.10, 36.15, 36.16, 50 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; [1992] HCA 10 Calandra v Murden [2015] NSWCA 231 Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design and Developments Pty Ltd (2006) 229 CLR 577, [2006] HCA 55 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Doyle v Hall Chadwick [2007] NSWCA 159 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Ferella v Stomo [2017] NSWCA 268 Re Frieda and Geoffrey [2009] NSWSC 133; (2009) Fam LR 608 Frumar v The Owners of Strata Plan 36957 [2010] NSWCA 174 Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy (1996) 185 CLR 149; [1996] HCA 44 Leung in her capacity as Executrix of the Estate of the late Robert Ho v Fordyce [2021] NSWDC 522 Leung v Fordyce (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 175 Leung v Fordyce [2019] NSWSC 18 NSW Breeding & Racing Stables Pty Ltd v Administrative Decisions Tribunal (2001) 53 NSWLR 559; [2001] NSWSC 494 Reid v Commercial Club (Albury) Ltd [2014] NSWCA 98 Royal Guardian Mortgage Management Pty Ltd v Nguyen [2016] NSWCA 88; (2016) 332 ALR 128 Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 80 Voicu v The Owners-Strata Plan No 1624 [2020] NSWCA 52 Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd (2014) 86 NSWLR 674; [2014] NSWCA 170 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2021/300567: Paul Fordyce (Appellant) Claudia Leung as trustee for the estate of the Late Robert Ho (First Respondent) Rhodium NSW Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Third Respondent)