Mr Justice Peter Smith faces an official investigation after refusing to stand down from a case over which he was presiding. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, referred Smith to the Office of Judicial Complaints (OJC) after he refused to stand down from Howell and ors v Lees-Millais and ors even though an application had been lodged for him to do so.
July 16, 2007 at 01:24 PM
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Mr Justice Peter Smith faces an official investigation after refusing to stand down from a case over which he was presiding.
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, referred Smith to the Office of Judicial Complaints (OJC) after he refused to stand down from Howell and ors v Lees-Millais and ors even though an application had been lodged for him to do so.
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