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Casino wins action over judge's refusal to recuse themselves from case
Summary
In March 2019, Midnight Entertainment Limited, operator of the 4 Aces Club in Galway, secured a court order quashing Judge Mary Fahy's refusal to recuse herself from a prosecution alleging the casino sold alcoholic beverages without a licence on 28 November 2015. The casino, which claims to be a private members club and therefore not required to hold a liquor licence, argued that Judge Fahy had previously made remarks in a 2015 case involving a company director, where she found the director guilty, imposed a six‑month suspended sentence, and stated that a "genuine casino" must have a licence. The casino contended that these remarks created a reasonable apprehension of bias, warranting the judge's recusal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Casino wins action over judge's refusal to recuse themselves from case. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- November 28th, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2019-03-29 Publication
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