Sentences with phrase «apparent bias»

The claimants argued that this was a case of apparent bias.

On the facts, the court found apparent bias.

Brown's apparent bias against cloth diapers serves as transitions between interview quotes; lazy, underhanded «pokes» typically reserved for playground bullies, not skilled newspaper journalists.

The threat comes amid growing anger at the prime minister's failure to refer Jeremy Hunt to the independent adviser on ministerial interests, after an evidence session at the Leveson inquiry yesterday provided more evidence of apparent bias towards News Corp..

After the average field is constructed, it is possible to create a set of estimated bias corrections that suggest what the weather station might have reported had apparent biasing events not occurred.

Given this, allegations last week of apparent bias by an NLRB administrative law judge drew reactions of surprise, as reported by Workplace Prof Blog and Ross» Employment Law Blog.

«Women are being admitted to law schools in large numbers, and there's not apparent bias in those schools because we have female tenured professors, women writing substantive course books, and the case law students study involves women as plaintiffs and defendants,» says Bellows.

In each, the appellant submitted that one juror exhibited apparent bias.

The court found that, where there is an issue on the evidence between police and defence which a witness known to a juror testifies to, this will be relevant, and in some cases determinative in identifying apparent bias.

If a fair - minded and informed observer who is neither complacent nor unduly sensitive or suspicious, having considered the facts, would conclude that there was a real possibility of bias or predetermination, then apparent bias or predetermination is established.

A reminder of the need to keep judgment - making free from apparent bias or political influence came in 2000 when the judgment upholding the arrest and prospective extradition of Augusto Pinochet had to be set aside because of the links of one member of the 3 - 2 majority in the Lords with Amnesty International.

The Judge ruled that the Council had the power to investigate the allegations under s. 28 of the Localism Act 2011 and other provisions, and dismissed claims that the Council's process was vitiated by actual or apparent bias because of comments made by an external investigator.

Robert Newbound v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2015] I.R.L.R. 734: successful in Court of Appeal on behalf of unfairly dismissed employee in case concerning apparent bias of EAT.

(Barrister tried and disbarred before judge x; overturned decision on appeal; re-trial before judge y; judge x was judge y's former Pupilmaster and Head of Chambers; parts of decision of judge y identical to decision of judge x; whether apparent bias).

Indeed, it was the chance discovery of apparent bias in face - tracking by one of the programs that prompted Buolamwini's investigation in the first place.

Such may have been the situation when a controversial planning decision by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council taken during the elections purdah period was quashed by Mr Justice Jackson on 20 December 2007 for apparent bias or apparent predetermination (see R (Lewis) v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Persimmon Homes [2007] EWHC 3166 (Admin)-RRB-.

Before the court makes a finding of apparent bias or predetermination, it must first identify with precision the facts which would drive the notional observer to such a conclusion.

This reflects an apparent bias toward the status quo in expectations about future business conditions and the availability of jobs.

It's gotten off to a shaky start as Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz has announced her resignation after leaked emails detailed an apparent bias against presidential hopeful and Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders.

Further it is unclear if the apparent biases are due to true errors in analysis or omissions in the descriptions.

In the third paper this week, Sherwood et al report on an apparent bias in the daytime readings of these radiosondes which, again, appears to have suppressed the trends in the data sets (Steve discusses this more fully in an accompanying piece).

Lesage sets out what will hopefully be accepted as the correct approach to cases of apparent bias, say James Guthrie QC & Rowan Pennington - Benton

(11) Successfully procuring the recusal of an entire disciplinary panel at the NMC for pre-determination and apparent bias.

The court reversed Younge's refusal to place the child with the grandmother, vacated the judge's decision to terminate parental rights and strongly suggested that, if a petition for recusal is filed, Younge «give serious consideration as to whether her apparent bias warrants that she recuse herself.»

And in Porter v Magill [2001] UKHL 67, [2002] 1 All ER 465 Lord Hope gave us the modern definition of apparent bias, ie whether the fair - minded and informed observer would conclude that there was a real possibility of bias.

The court found no apparent bias and dismissed the appeal.

Actual or apparent bias or predetermination on the part of a decision - maker renders his decision unlawful.

Apparent bias or predetermination on the part of a planning authority does not render the grant of planning permission unlawful unless the authority made its decision with a closed mind.

The C sought to challenge the continuation of any investigation into allegations against him, on the grounds that the Council had acted ultra vires, and the process had been politically motivated or infected by actual or apparent bias.

(Ground - breaking decision of the Court of Appeal on the law of apparent bias and automatic disqualification in disciplinary proceedings; Vice President of ILEX unlawfully sat on disciplinary tribunal; Marc Beaumont, (on Public Access), defeated ILEX, (represented by Leading Counsel), securing the reversal of the decision of 4 previous senior Judges).

(nursing home; allegations of neglect against senior nurse; case part - heard after 2 days with evidence yet to be given; tribunal issued a letter purporting to make a final determination of issue of misconduct and fitness to practise; application by Marc Beaumont to recuse entire panel on grounds of predetermination and apparent bias; application granted)

Tribunal Clerk employed and paid by Law Society, the Prosecutor — whether apparent bias?

(Judicial Review of ILEX appeal tribunal; Vice President of ILEX sitting on appeal panel before which ILEX resisted the appeal; VP a Director of ILEX, a company limited by guarantee; VP owing fiduciary duties to ILEX; whether judge in her own cause; whether apparent bias; whether ILEX subject to judicial review jurisdiction).