In re Esteem Settlement v [2001] JLR 169 (20 March 2001)

In re Esteem Settlement v [2001] JLR 169 (20 March 2001)

It is generally inappropriate for anyone other than the judge concerned to determine the issue of their own recusation, except in exceptional circumstances.

Citation
[2001] JLR 169
Parties
Applicant: Esteem Settlement
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
20 March 2001
Procedural Posture
Recusation / Interlocutory
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Recusal of Judge, Apparent Bias

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Parties

Esteem Settlement

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Recusation / Interlocutory

  1. 1 Whether a judge should determine the issue of their own recusation in cases of alleged apparent bias

Ratio Decidendi

It is generally inappropriate for anyone other than the judge concerned to determine the issue of their own recusation, except in exceptional circumstances.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed