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I wasn't biased, says judge in Geoffrey Rush case

Michael Pelly
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The judge for Geoffrey Rush's $2.9 million defamation victory over The Daily Telegraph has rejected a  charge that he was biased against the paper.

Justice Michael Wigney of the Federal Court said on Wednesday that he refused to disqualify himself from hearing a post-trial application brought by the actor because there was "no basis" to the claim.

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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
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