Sackville and Hale and Anor

The application before Hannam J concerned a request by the respondents, Sackville and Hale, for the judge to recuse himself from further hearing of the matter. The specific nature of the underlying dispute that led to this application was not detailed in the provided text.

The sole legal issue before the court was whether Hannam J should recuse himself from continuing to hear the case. This required an assessment of whether there were grounds for apprehended bias that would prevent the judge from continuing to preside impartially.

Hannam J dismissed the application for recusal. While the reasoning is not elaborated in the provided text, the decision indicates that the judge found no sufficient grounds to establish an apprehension of bias that would necessitate his withdrawal from the proceedings. The court's conclusion was that the judge could continue to hear the matter fairly.