Hannigan and Sorraw (No 2)

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[2010] FamCA 843

22 September 2010


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Hannigan and Sorraw (No 2) [2010] FamCA 843 [2010] FamCA 843 22 September 2010

CaseChat Overview and Summary

In *Hannigan and Sorraw (No 2)*, the father sought to disqualify Justice Cohen from hearing an application for a stay filed on 20 September 2010. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, beyond the father's application for disqualification, is not detailed in the provided text. The matter came before Justice Cohen.

The central legal issue before the court was whether Justice Cohen should be disqualified from presiding over the father's application for a stay. This required an assessment of whether there was a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of the judge.

Justice Cohen dismissed the father's oral application for disqualification. While the detailed reasoning is not provided, the outcome indicates that the court found no sufficient grounds to establish a reasonable apprehension of bias, thereby allowing the judge to continue hearing the stay application.
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Areas of Law

  • Civil Procedure

  • Family Law

Legal Concepts

  • Judicial Review

  • Natural Justice

  • Procedural Fairness

  • Stay of Proceedings

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