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Antoun v The Queen
Antoun v The Queen

[2006] HCA 2
Case number
S299/2005
S300/2005
Before
Gleeson CJ, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan, Heydon JJ
Catchwords

Courts and Judges – Apprehension of bias - Judge sitting alone in criminal trial - Standards of fairness and detachment required of a trial judge.

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