Lesley and Atkinson and Ors

In *Lesley and Atkinson and Ors*, heard before Gill J, the proceedings concerned an application for the judge to recuse himself. The specific nature of the underlying dispute between the parties, Lesley and Atkinson and Ors, was not detailed in the provided text.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the judge should recuse himself from hearing the matter. This question would have involved an assessment of apprehended bias, requiring the court to consider whether a fair-minded and informed observer, having considered the facts, would apprehend that the judge might not bring an impartial mind to the resolution of the question the judge is to decide.

Gill J determined that he should recuse himself from the proceedings. The judge ordered that the matter be transferred to the Federal Circuit Court, with the transfer to occur at a date suitable to that court for the next appearance. The judge's recusal was to take effect upon this transfer.