apprehended bias

Apprehended bias: Tribunal’s ‘hostile tirade’ against lawyers

The Federal Court of Australia ruled that a decision of a senior member of the (now abolished) Administrative Appeals...

28 January 2026

By Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio

Judge disqualified for unusual conflict prior to bench

A Federal Court judge has disqualified himself from presiding over a proceeding he was recently involved in as senior...

24 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer’s demand for recusal of tribunal member refused

A Victorian lawyer once accused of posting the number of a junior solicitor in a sex work advertisement alleged the...

09 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Judge accused of corruption by ousted solicitor, fake lawyer

The ongoing saga triggered by a fake lawyer’s alleged threats, an ousted solicitor and the law firm they operated has...

23 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Evicted tenant accuses Supreme Court justice of bias

An evicted tenant challenging a court’s decision to terminate her tenancy alleged a Supreme Court justice favoured...

28 March 2024

By Naomi Neilson