Judge was not objectively biased in claim against solicitor

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal of High Court dismissal of a plaintiff's claims against a solicitor who was involved in a contractual dispute involving the production of a play in a theatre, on the grounds that: a) no objective bias on the part of the trial judge was established; b) there was ample evidence before him upon which the trial judge was entitled to rely in arriving at his conclusion that the appellant had never been a client of the firm in a personal capacity; c) complaints regarding the conduct of trial, the application of rules of evidence and rules of superior courts and omissions in the judgment to matters raised by appellant were not made out; d) there was no evidence to support his contention that the trial judge’ s questioning of certain witnesses resulted in him effectively using the bench to intimidate individuals or procure specific answers; and e) there was no evidence of litigation misconduct.