What is the legal basis for a motion for recusal on the basis of reasonable apprehension of bias?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Stanislawski, 2021 ONLSTH 102 (CanLII):

As was said in James v. Law Society of Ontario, 2018 ONLSTA 6 at para. 9, the legal principles applicable to motions for recusal on the basis of a reasonable apprehension of bias are well established.

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