Att. Gen. v Barra Hotel [2000] JLR 150 (17 April 2000)

Att. Gen. v Barra Hotel [2000] JLR 150 (17 April 2000)

The Bailiff was not personally embarrassed by presiding over the case and there was no real possibility of bias merely because the prosecution was conducted on behalf of his brother, the Attorney General.

Citation
[2000] JLR 150
Parties
Prosecutor: Attorney General; Defendant: Barra Hotel
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
17 April 2000
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Recusation Application
Outcome
recusal application dismissed
Legal Topics
Recusal of Judge, Personal Embarrassment, Conflict of Interest
Judicial Conduct Recusal of Judge Personal Embarrassment Conflict of Interest

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Parties

Attorney General

Prosecutor

Barra Hotel

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Recusation Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Bailiff should recuse himself from presiding over a criminal case prosecuted on behalf of his brother, the Attorney General

Ratio Decidendi

The Bailiff was not personally embarrassed by presiding over the case and there was no real possibility of bias merely because the prosecution was conducted on behalf of his brother, the Attorney General.

Court Disposition

recusal application dismissed