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
Legal Issues
- 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
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