The judge having reserved to himself an enquiry as to damages, the party applied ex parte to another judge to allow the case to be taken out of the judge’s list on the grounds that he was Jewish, and had shown himself to be biased in earlier court hearings. The application was refused since it was inconceivable that a proper objection could be based on the religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, age, class or sexual orientation of the judge.
Citations:
Gazette 17-Feb-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Natural Justice
Updated: 13 April 2022; Ref: scu.89159