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Judge blasted for bias after taking over case

Michael Pelly

A judge who has been overturned 80 times has again been castigated by an appeal court for showing apprehended bias as he took over arguments in a bankruptcy case.

Judge Sandy Street, of the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court (FCCFC), ruled against Stephanie Bhnan in June 2021, voiding the transfer of a property in Sydney on the basis that she had paid only $1.2 million of the $1.5 million purchase price.

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Michael Pelly was The Australian Financial Review’s legal editor

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