Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1999] All ER (D) 353
Court: Chancery Division
Judge:

Lawrence Collins QC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court

Representation Hazel Williamson QC and Richard McCombe (instructed by Stephenson Harwood) for the second defendant.
  Anthony Mann QC and James Barker (instructed by More Fisher Brown) for the plaintiffs.
Judgment Dates: 29 March 1999

Catchwords

Natural justice - Judge - Bias - Deputy judge partner in firm of solicitors - Firm acting to secure assets in which plaintiff asserted interest - Whether appearance of possible impartiality sufficient to require judge to rule himself disqualified to hear case.

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