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@Paul Hampton; Commented on: 15 March 2018 14:35 GMT

Richard Whitehurst is not always right but here he is I am afraid. Just because a Judge goes to a private meeting or any Barrister or Solicitor sees them before or during the course of proceedings does not raise even a rebuttable presumption of bias.

In many Provincial Courts I have been at Judges regularly meet after work with Counsel and those instructing them (yes even at the pub/club). I have even known one case where a mate of mine had a Barrister they 'instructed' ask a Judge for their advice on a Criminal Appeal from the Mags they knew they were likely to sit on.

Are you saying all this is biased behaviour?

Are the Appeal Courts not busy enough already with LIP's ?

Scruff.