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The applicant failed to meet the high onus to show actual or reasonably apprehended bias; criticisms of prior decisions and perceived procedural unfairness are matters for appeal, not recusal; the s.211 report had been ordered and the court's scheduling directions do not demonstrate a predetermined outcome, therefore recusal was not justified and the application is dismissed.
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The Court of Appeal dismissed a motion for reconsideration as moot after the Divisional Court granted anonymization and a publication ban.
The appropriate standard of review for the CJC executive director's screening decisions is reasonableness; the executive director reasonably concluded the complaints raised issues of judicial decision-making and appellate remedies were available; there was no breach of procedural fairness; the Federal Court was correct to defer and dismiss the applications; appeals dismissed with costs.
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The Tribunal dismissed Ryan Richards’ recusal and adjournment motion, found no reasonable apprehension of bias, and warned him under Rule 10 about abusive allegations.
The Tax Court dismissed Jeremy King’s motion to recuse the case management judge and to obtain Crown-funded advanced costs, finding no concrete bias evidence and no basis for funding.
The appeal is dismissed as moot because the Labour Relations Board had already determined the underlying complaint, eliminating any live controversy or adversarial context; no special circumstances justified exercising the Court's discretion to hear a moot appeal, and costs were awarded to the Second and Third Respondents.
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The court dismissed JUUL’s application for recusal in a proposed class action, holding the prior reasons contained binding findings and that any challenge belongs on appeal.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed an extension-of-time motion to appeal, finding the proposed appeal was an abuse of process collateral attack on settled spousal support orders.
The court added the British Columbia Labour Relations Board as a party and struck Jessie Bains’ civil claim against a tribunal vice-chair, finding statutory immunity and no reasonable cause of action.
The court dismissed a recusal application in this family law proceeding, holding that dissatisfaction with interlocutory rulings and alleged bias did not meet the legal test.
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