Gillett v Robinson [2012] NSWSC 990

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gillett v Robinson [2012] NSWSC 990 Hearing dates: 9 and 22 August 2012 Decision date: 29 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: I do not propose to recuse myself in the circumstances of this case. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - courts and judges generally - disqualification - bias - apprehended bias Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Attorney-General (NSW) v Lucy Klewer [2003] NSWCA 295 Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design and Developments Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 55; (2006) 229 CLR 577 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Gacic v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 793 Gillett v Robinson [2011] NSWSC 1143 Goldspink v Moodie (Unreported, 28 August 1989, Federal Court of Australia) Hillston v Bar-Mordecai [2002] NSWSC 477 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls and Others [2011] HCA 48; (2011) 244 CLR 427 Re JRL; Ex parte CJL [1986] HCA 39; (1986) 161 CLR 342 Wentworth v Rogers (No 13) (Unreported, 13 March 1987, Court of Appeal) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Halina Jain Gillett (Plaintiff) Professor Jeffrey Robinson (Defendant) Representation: N Broadbent (Plaintiff) J K Kirk SC and H Pintos-Lopez (Defendant) P Bambagiotti (Nicholas Coren) P Carr (LawCover) Thomas Mitchell Solicitors (Plaintiff) Blake Dawson (Defendant) Mason Lawyers (Nicholas Coren) LawCover (LawCover) File Number(s): 2006/267258