The Weekly Law Reports
[2022] 4 WLR 78
Court of Appeal
In re AZ ( A Child)
[2022] EWCA Civ 911
2022 May 4;
July 5
July 5
Underhill, Baker, Whipple LJJ
Natural justice— Bias— Apparent bias— Judge presiding over long-running private law proceedings— Judge raising possibility during hearings of referring mother’s counsel to professional standards board— Mother applying for judge to recuse himself on grounds of alleged bullying of counsel— Whether judge’s conduct giving rise to apparent bias