The complainant, whose application to have a judgment set aside was dismissed, alleged that the judge "made a judgment that is an insult to intelligence", and that there had been a denial of justice

20020010 - The complainant, whose application to have a judgment set aside was dismissed, alleged that the judge "made a judgment that is an insult to intelligence", and that there had been a denial of justice. The complainant further claimed that the judge was a relative of "the intimate friend of her former spouse's best friend". The complainant indicated that the case had been appealed and that "things had remained pending at the court of appeal". The judge was asked for comments.

The complainant was informed of the Council's mandate and of her right to lodge an appeal against the judgment she was contesting. She was told that the record of the appeal file indicated that, with regard to her appeal, there was a certificate of discontinuance and that a subsequent application to have the discontinuance lifted had been struck off. As to the allegation of conflict of interest, the complainant was advised that the judge had stressed that at no time did she receive a request for recusal or was she made aware of facts or of grounds that could have justified a recusal and that she was certain that she was neither a relative nor a close friend of either of the parties or of persons close to them. The complainant was informed that further intervention by the Council in accordance with the Judges Act was not justified.