Can a judge's tone indicate he's biased against a litigant? That's the main issue at stake in The Daily Telegraph's appeal against the $2.9m defamation payout for actor Geoffrey Rush.
The Full Federal Court has set aside two days, starting Monday, for the hearing in Sydney, with Justice Michael Wigney - and his tone - likely to be the focus.
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Michael Pelly was The Australian Financial Review’s legal editor