Boomerang Investments Pty Ltd v Padgett (Recusal Application) [2021] FCA 1561

Boomerang Investments Pty Ltd v Padgett (Recusal Application) [2021] FCA 1561

A reasonable apprehension of bias arises from previous adverse credit findings against the First and Second Respondents, requiring the judge’s recusal; delay in bringing the application did not amount to waiver since it was made promptly after filing the relevant affidavits.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 December 2021
Procedural Posture
Recusal Application / Disposition of Recusal Application Prior to Trial on Damages
Outcome
Recusal application granted; judge recused; trial dates vacated; costs reserved.
Legal Topics
['recusal of Judge' 'copyright Infringement' 'apprehended Bias' 'waiver in Recusal Applications']
['practice and Procedure' 'intellectual Property'] ['recusal of Judge' 'copyright Infringement' 'apprehended Bias' 'waiver in Recusal Applications']

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Procedural Posture

Recusal Application / Disposition of Recusal Application Prior to Trial on Damages

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether findings on credit against parties in prior liability judgment create a reasonable apprehension of bias for the purposes of hearing damages' 'Whether delay in bringing the recusal application amounts to waiver']

Ratio Decidendi

A reasonable apprehension of bias arises from previous adverse credit findings against the First and Second Respondents, requiring the judge’s recusal; delay in bringing the application did not amount to waiver since it was made promptly after filing the relevant affidavits.

Court Disposition

Recusal application granted; judge recused; trial dates vacated; costs reserved.

Orders

  • ['The trial listed for two days commencing 16 December 2021 be vacated.' "All questions of costs arising out of or in connection with the First and Second Respondents' recusal applications be reserved."]