Howell and others v Lees Millais and others: CA 4 Jul 2007

Appeal against refusal of judge to recuse himself after acrimonuious correspondence between judge and other members of the claimant’s solicitors firm who now asserted apparent bias.

Judges:

Sir Anthony Clarke MR

Citations:

[2007] EWCA Civ 720

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedAmeyaw v McGoldrick and Others QBD 6-Jul-2020
Recusal Refused – former Pupil Master
Request for recusal – the judge was said to have been a member of the same chambers as counsel for the claimant and had been his mentor.
Held: Refused: ‘It was untenable to contend that there was an appearance of bias in circumstances where . .
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Litigation Practice, Natural Justice

Updated: 20 December 2022; Ref: scu.254542