Mohammed v An; Wais v Autian Taxi Service Pty Ltd; Ma v Top Taxi Management Pty Ltd; Boateng v Top Taxi Management Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 80

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mohammed v An; Wais v Autian Taxi Service Pty Ltd; Ma v Top Taxi Management Pty Ltd; Boateng v Top Taxi Management Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 80 Hearing dates: 6 February 2013 Decision date: 06 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: Proceedings transferred to Supreme Court. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - transfer of proceedings from Local Court to Supreme Court - where applicant alleges fraud.

COURTS AND JUDGES - judges - disqualification for bias - tests for reasonable apprehension of bias - no prejudgment demonstrated - application refused. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 140(1) Cases Cited: - Auscity Enterprises Pty Ltd v Kismet Ventures Pty Ltd, unreported, 10 April 2012 - The Queen v The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission; Ex Parte the Angliss Group [1969] HCA 10; 122 CLR 546 - The Queen v Watson (1976); Ex parte Armstrong [1976] HCA 39; 136 CLR 248 - Re Lusink; Ex parte Shaw (1980) 55 ALJR 12 - Re JAL; Ex parte CSL [1986] HCA 39; 161 CLR 342 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: 2012/00281677: Shujauddin Ismail Mohammed (Plaintiff) Feng Feng An (First Defendant)

2012/00294422: Ali Ahmed Ogk Wais (Plaintiff) Autian Taxi Service Pty Ltd (First Defendant)

2012/00294684: Jian Ma (Plaintiff) Top Taxi Management Pty Ltd (First Defendant)