Catchwords:

APPEALS – leave to appeal – applicant alleged assaults and batteries perpetrated on her by respondents – primary judge rejected applicant’s evidence and dismissed claims – need for applicant to show primary judge’s findings glaringly improbable or contrary to compelling inferences – no arguable basis for concluding applicant had a prospect of success on appeal if leave were granted

COURTS AND JUDGES – bias – application for recusal – ground of apprehended bias – judge made adverse ruling against applicant in previous litigation – applicant unable to identify why that might cause a reasonable bystander to apprehend that the judge might not bring an impartial mind to the resolution of the issues – judge declined to recuse himself