‘We are all human and some perhaps are more human than others. But while judges should always be unbiased and above the fray, as Roman Poet Horace acknowledged in his Ars Poetica, even Homer can sometimes nod. A recent example appeared in the judgment of Turner J on 15 May 2025 in R (Ladybill Ltd) v Sheffield Magistrates’ Court [2025] EWHC 1169 (Admin). This concerned a judicial challenge to a decision of District Judge Spruce (the judge) when he refused to recuse himself from hearing proceedings between the claimant, Ladybill Ltd, and the interested party, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th July 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
