Read the full judgment text of FCMC 2131/2019 on BabelCite. This Family Court judgment was delivered on 6 November 2019 before Her Honour Judge Sharon D. Melloy.
Family law – Matrimonial causes – Child relocation – Recusal – Apparent bias – Fair-minded and informed observer test – Children’s Dispute Resolution hearing – Preliminary views expressed by Judge – Father aggrieved by comments – Judge to stand down for trial but conduct PTR – No order as to costs – Trial set down for 9 March 2020
Legal issues: Recusal – apparent bias
Outcome: Recusal granted for trial; trial set down before another judge; further PTR before original Judge.