Boland v SAS Trustee Corporation [2023] NSWDC 590

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Boland v SAS Trustee Corporation [2023] NSWDC 590 Hearing dates: 5 December 2023 Date of orders: 5 December 2023 Decision date: 05 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Neilson DCJ Decision: The application is refused. Catchwords: CIVIL – WORKERS' COMPENSATION – SPECIAL STATUTORY COMPENSATION LIST - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for disqualification – Apprehended bias – Whether pre-judgment has been made in this matter – Allegations made by the Applicant's solicitor in respect of unrelated matters which were attributed to handling of the present case. Legislation Cited: Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Boland v SAS Trustee Corporation [2021] NSWDC 545 Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District (t/as Westmead Hospital) [2023] NSWCA 288 Day v SAS Trustee Corporation [2020] NSWDC 381 Ferguson v Commissioner of Police (unpublished, Neilson DCJ, 2023) Learmont v Commissioner of Police [2015] NSWDC 136 Learmont v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCA 137 Learmont v SAS Trustee Corporation [2020] NSWDC 595 Learmont v SAS Trustee Corporation (unpublished, Kearns ADCJ, 18 July 2022) Miles v SAS Trustee Corporation [2016] NSWDC 56 Miles v SAS Trustee Corporation [2017] NSWCA 86 SAS Trustee Corporation v Learmont [2023] NSWCA 272 SAS Trustee Corporation v Miles [2018] HCA 55 Wilson v SAS Trustee Corporation (No 1) [2020] NSWDC 804 Wilson v SAS Trustee Corporation (No 4) [2023] NSWDC 224 Texts Cited: Nil. Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Applicant – Berrick Boland Respondent – SAS Trustee Corporation Representation: Applicant – Mr Stuart Gray Respondent – Mr Lachlan Doyle File Number(s): 2022/00154404 Publication restriction: Nil.