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Attitude of courts towards any likelihood/allegation of bias being raised against a judge

Causes of bias

Circumstances where bias will be said to exist

Consequence of bias in a proceeding

Distinction between actual bias and apparent/imputed bias

Duty of a judge where there is a real likelihood of bias

Duty on party alleging bias to substantiate same

Effect of alleging bias against Judge

Effect of an allegation of bias

Effect of an established case of bias or likelihood of bias

Factors that will be considered by the court in deciding an allegation of bias

Forms of bias

Grounds on which the real likelihood of bias will disqualify a judge

How a complaint of bias must be proved; whether mere suspicion is enough

How an allegation of bias should be raised

How the courts determine a real likelihood of bias

Instances when a trial judge will be said to be interested in a case so as to preclude him from hearing a matter

Meaning and categories of bias

Meaning of bias

Meaning of judicial bias

Nature of an allegation of bias that will be taken seriously

Need for an affidavit to be filed on behalf of the Judge in an application alleging bias on the part of the Judge

Need for an allegation of bias to be proved

On whom lies the onus of proving that there is an allegation of bias against the judge

Position of the law where there is an allegation of bias

Principles guiding the issue of bias

Proper approach of the Court to allegation of bias

Proper approach to be undertaken by an appellate court where bias is alleged against the judgment of the lower court

The position of the law on judicial bias in Ghana

The principle that the Court is more concerned with the likelihood bias, rather than the factual existence of bias

The principle that whether or not a likelihood of bias exists in a given case is a question of fact

The proper approach in determining whether a real likelihood of bias exists which is sufficient to disqualify a judge from acting in a matter

The rule that a real likelihood of bias must be established to successfully impugn the decision of a judge

The rule that a real likelihood of bias must be proved and a mere suspicion of bias is not enough

The rule that an interest of a pecuniary nature raises a conclusive presumption of bias

The rule that decisions of courts or tribunals should be free from bias

The rule that the test for the determination of a likelihood of bias is not subjective but objective

The rule that the test of bias is not actual bias but a real likelihood of it

The rule that where there is an allegation of bias, a real likelihood of bias must be shown

The test for determining the real likelihood of bias

The test for determining whether there is apparent bias

Ways in which bias may arise

What a party alleging bias must do

What an allegation of bias connotes

What constitutes a likelihood of bias

What constitutes bias

What the court considers in deciding whether or not there was a real likelihood of bias

What the law against bias is concerned with

When a judge will be said to be biased

When an allegation of bias will be founded

When an allegation of judicial bias will succeed

When the question of bias may arise

Whether a litigant can waive his right to object to the judge on an allegation of bias

Whether a party who was given opportunity to be heard can accuse the tribunal of bias

Whether an allegation of bias can be founded on the judgment of the court itself

Whether an allegation of bias should be made vica voce

Whether bias is amenable to any precise definition or proof

Whether committing an error in the determination of a matter is evidence of bias

Whether mere or reasonable suspicion of bias is enough to prove an allegation of bias

Whether mere refusal to grant bail amounts to bias

Whether silence of a Judge can be used to imply bias

Whether the court can be requested to give an assurance of impartiality

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