711 Hogben Pty Ltd v Tadros; Tadros v 711 Hogben Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1238

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: 711 Hogben Pty Ltd v Tadros; Tadros v 711 Hogben Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1238 Hearing dates: 2 September 2016 Decision date: 02 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Matter referred to list judge for allocation of a hearing date Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – apprehension of bias – whether judge should recuse himself from hearing the balance of the proceedings – where judgment on separate question expresses opinion that expert had made no manifest error in relation to interpretation of "landlord's works" – where plaintiff intends to argue expert determination contained other manifest errors Cases Cited: 711 Hogben Pty Ltd v Tadros [2016] NSWCA 244 711 Hogben Pty Ltd v Tadros; Tadros v 711 Hogben Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 697 Pioneer Shipping Ltd v BTP Tioxide Ltd [1982] AC 724 Walton Homes Ltd v Staffordshire County Council [2013] EWHC 2554 (Ch) Texts Cited: R Banks, Lindley and Banks on Partnership, (19th ed 2013, Sweet & Maxwell) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: 711 Hogben Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant) Anthony Tadros (First Defendant)/Second Cross Claimant) Sharon Tadros (Second Defendant/Third Cross Claimant) George Tadros (Third Defendant/First Cross Claimant) Dennis Bluth (Fourth Defendant) Bill Panapoulos (First Cross Defendant) Peter Panapoulos (Second Cross Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C J Bevan (Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant) M Hadley (First, Second and Third Defendants/Cross Claimants)