Cavar v Greengate Management Services Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 961

Cavar v Greengate Management Services Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 961

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant identified no error in the primary judge's decision not to disqualify himself. The remittal and transfer orders did not oblige the Federal Circuit Court to hear her claims without considering the respondent's summary dismissal applications, and the primary judge's prior adverse summary judgment rulings did not, without more, establish apprehended bias. The decision was not attended with sufficient doubt and no substantial injustice would result from refusing leave.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
18 August 2016
Procedural Posture
Application for Leave to Appeal Under S 24(1 A) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (cth) / Federal Court Determination of Application for Leave to Appeal From Interlocutory Orders of the Federal Circuit Court Refusing Disqualification
Outcome
Application for leave to appeal dismissed; no order as to costs.
Legal Topics
['leave to Appeal' 'recusal' 'apprehended Bias' 'self Represented Litigant' 'summary Judgment']
['practice and Procedure' 'employment and Industrial Relations'] ['leave to Appeal' 'recusal' 'apprehended Bias' 'self Represented Litigant' 'summary Judgment']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Leave to Appeal Under S 24(1 A) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (cth) / Federal Court Determination of Application for Leave to Appeal From Interlocutory Orders of the Federal Circuit Court Refusing Disqualification

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether leave should be granted to appeal from the Federal Circuit Court judge's refusal to disqualify himself" "Whether the applicant identified error in the primary judge's refusal to disqualify himself" 'Whether prior adverse summary judgment rulings or the remittal and transfer orders provided a basis for disqualification' 'Whether the decision was attended with sufficient doubt and whether substantial injustice would result if leave were refused']

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant identified no error in the primary judge's decision not to disqualify himself. The remittal and transfer orders did not oblige the Federal Circuit Court to hear her claims without considering the respondent's summary dismissal applications, and the primary judge's prior adverse summary judgment rulings did not, without more, establish apprehended bias. The decision was not attended with sufficient doubt and no substantial injustice would result from refusing leave.

Court Disposition

Application for leave to appeal dismissed; no order as to costs.

Orders

  • ['The application for leave to appeal be dismissed.' 'There be no order as to costs.']