Togher & Anor v Alexander & Ors (No.4) [2019] NSWDC 337

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Togher & Anor v Alexander & Ors (No.4) [2019] NSWDC 337 Hearing dates: 19 July 2019 Date of orders: 19 July 2019 Decision date: 19 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 139 Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – applications to set aside orders – joinder of additional cross-defendants to cross-claim – no service of originating process upon additional cross-defendants – no appearance of additional cross-defendants at trial – application by balance of cross-defendants to set aside orders – whether denial of procedural fairness – stay application

COURTS AND JUDGES – bias – actual bias – application for recusal of judge for determination of application to set aside or stay orders . Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Arnold v Forsythe [2012] NSWCA 18 Australian National Industries Ltd v Spedley Securities Ltd (in liq) (1992) 26 NSWLR 411 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Coles v Burke (1987) 10 NSWLR 429 Damjanovic v Maley (2002) 55 NSWLR 149 Dimitrovski v Australian Executor Trustees Ltd [2013] NSWSC 337 Ebner v Official Trustee (2000) 205 CLR 337 Fitzgerald v Director of Public Prosecutions (1991) 24 NSWLR 45 Hoskins v Van Den-Braak (1998) 43 NSWLR 290 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427 Miltonbrook Pty Ltd v Westbury Holdings Kiama Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 38 Nobarani v Mariconte [2018] HCA 36 Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd v Heperu Pty Ltd (No.2) (2009) 78 NSWLR 190 R v Australian Stevedoring Industry Board; Ex parte Melbourne Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd (1953) 88 CLR 100 Rajski v Scitec Corporation Pty Ltd (NSWCA, Unreported, 16 June 1986) Reid v Commercial Club (Albury) Ltd [2014] NSWCA 98 UBS AG v Tyne [2018] HCA 45 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 Wentworth v Graham [2003] NSWCA 240 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mr T Alexander (Cross-Claimant) Mr Z Harkness (Second Cross-Defendant) Mr M McClure (First Cross-Defendant) Mr T McCarthy (Third Cross-Defendant) Mr A Moyle (Fourth Cross-Defendant) Mr A King (Fifth Cross-Defendant) Ms B Hancock (Sixth Cross-Defendant) Mr G Peters (Second Cross-Claimant to Mr Harkness' Cross-claim) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Hollo (Sixth Cross-Defendant)