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Links that may cast doubt on objectivity – Stacey

Published 2016-01-20Last updated 2022-07-25

Summer 2010

An update on the article “When not to sit”, dealing with the implications of some recent case law. What type of relationship between a party’s representative and a tribunal member may give rise to a risk of bias?   What about inappropriate noises, remarks and the expression of preliminary views by a tribunal?