Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 451

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 451 revised - 13/08/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 May 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 May 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J DECISION : Recusal application refused.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE [4] - Courts and Judges generally - Judges - Disqualification for interest or bias - In general - Ordinary rule - Apprehended bias - Reasonable apprehension entertained by fair-minded observer - Application of test. Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 CASES CITED : Idoport Pty Limited v National Australia Bank Limited [2004] NSWSC 270 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488 Lewis v Lamb [2004] NSWSC 322 3081/97 Peter Lawrence Lewis (P) Lamru Pty Ltd (Applicant) Kation Pty Ltd (Respondent) Brian Raymond Silvia (Liquidator) PARTIES : 1750/02 Lamru Pty Limited (P) Kation Pty Limited (D1) Peter Lawrence Lewis (D2) Mark Lewis (D3) Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq) (D4) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3081/97; 1750/02 J T Johnson (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) COUNSEL : S J Motbey (Lamru P/L) No appearance (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) No appearance (M Lewis) Kemp Strang (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) SOLICITORS : Lyons & Lyons (Lamru P/L) Abbott Tout (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (M Lewis)