New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Recusal of judge

Legal area

Court

23 Feb 2023

SIEMER v REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT [2023] NZHC 285

Citation

[2023] NZHC 285
Court

High Court

The stay remains in place; the decision that a judge continue to sit despite an objection is not an interlocutory order appealable under s56(3) Senior Courts Act 2016, so leave to appeal that decision is not available; Woolford J's interlocutory minute has been previously considered and refused and further challenge is an abuse of process; no transcript will be ordered while the proceedings are stayed.
22 Jun 2015

VINCENT ROSS SIEMER AND JANE DINSDALE SIEMER v KEVIN STANLEY BROWN [2015] NZSC 86

Citation

[2015] NZSC 86
Court

Supreme Court

The application for recall is dismissed because the grounds advanced did not add anything of substance to the earlier submissions supporting the leave judgment and therefore did not justify recalling the Court's prior decision.
8 Jun 2007

THE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE V BASSETT AND ANOR HC AK CIV 2005-404-4380

Citation

openlaw-a18d85f8_0ead_41d5_b00c_1884c5d6f91a.pdf
Court

High Court

Because the judge had made prior adverse credibility findings against the defendants that could lead a reasonable person to perceive a real danger of bias and prevent a fair rehearing, he declined to continue and recused himself, vacating the earlier determination and directing allocation to another judge for rehearing.