5/12/2023 0 Comments Burke reflections![]() ![]() The legal firm is a notice party in the case. Ms Burke told the court that her recusal application was being made due to a number of grounds, including what she alleged was a ‘particularly close relationship’ between Judge Bolger and Peter Ward, senior counsel for Arthur Cox.ĭuring her application, the judge repeatedly had to ask Ms Burke to allow others to speak, and told her that she would run the case in accordance with standard court procedures. Judge Bolger observed: ‘I don’t know why you are running the case at the same time as wanting me to recuse myself. However, Ms Burke, from Cloonsunna, Castlebar, Co Mayo, said she believed Judge Bolger should not be the one to decide her judicial review proceedings. ‘I am here today not because I want to be, but because I have to be.’ ‘The issue for which I am here is because last year, again, at the Workplace Relations Commission, matters were not carried out in accordance with law. The qualified solicitor made the revelation during heated scenes at court, in which she attempted to get Judge Marguerite Bolger to recuse herself, on grounds including an alleged ‘particularly close relationship’ between the judge and Peter Ward, senior counsel for her former employer. Pic: Collins Courts ![]()
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