Kaldas v Barbour (No.2) [2016] NSWSC 1886

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kaldas v Barbour (No.2) [2016] NSWSC 1886 Hearing dates: 16 December 2016 Date of orders: 16 December 2016 Decision date: 16 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: No reasonable apprehension of bias arises Catchwords: COURTS AND JUDGES – application for judge to recuse himself on basis of apprehended bias – where the judge has a previous professional relationship with the defendant – whether a fair minded lay observer might reasonably apprehend that the judge might not bring an impartial mind to the resolution of the proceedings Legislation Cited: Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Ombudsman Act 1974 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 R v Sussex Justices; ex parte McCarthy [1924] 1 KB 256 R v Watson; ex parte Armstrong [1976] HCA 39; (1976) 136 CLR 248 Re Polites; ex parte The Hoyts Corporation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 25; (1991) 173 CLR 78 Webb v The Queen [1994] HCA 30; (1994) 181 CLR 41 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Naguib (Nick) Kaldas (P) Bruce Barbour (D1) Ombudsman NSW (D2) Linda Waugh (D3) Attorney-General for NSW (D4) Representation: Counsel: A Moses SC / R Gall (P) J Kirk SC / S Free / C Winnett (D1, D2) Submitting Appearance (D3) J McDonnell (D4)