Hunt v Radio 2SM Pty Ltd (No. 3) [2010] NSWDC 57

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Hunt v Radio 2SM Pty Ltd (No. 3) [2010] NSWDC 57

HEARING DATE(S): 6, 7 and 8 April 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 21 April 2010

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Gibson DCJ

DECISION: (1) Defendant's application for Gibson DCJ to disqualify herself dismissed.

CATCHWORDS: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application to trial judge for disqualification on the basis of apprehended bias

LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 60 and 62 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW), ss 18 and 48

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