Recent Cases

Mohareb v Kelso (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 182 (20 August 2021) (Macfarlan JA at [1]; McCallum JA at [10])


Catchwords:


JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – amending, varying and setting aside – motion under UCPR r 36.16 to set aside previous judgment of Court – judgment granted leave to appeal limited to specific issues – whether grant of leave should be extended to allow applicant to appeal against entire decision including costs order made by Registrar and reviewed by primary judge – no good reason to permit appellate challenge to costs order – costs order appears to have been appropriate in the circumstances

COURTS AND JUDGES – bias – application for recusal – allegations of apprehended bias and actual bias against judges – applications rejected