Solicitor's relative accuses judge of bias over family mortgage

A relative of bankrupt solicitor Brian O’Donnell and his wife Dr Mary Patricia O’Donnell has made a last minute challenge to the judge hearing their bankruptcy case.

Solicitor's relative accuses judge of bias over family mortgage

A relative of bankrupt solicitor Brian O’Donnell and his wife Dr Mary Patricia O’Donnell has made a last minute challenge to the judge hearing their bankruptcy case.

Mr Justice Peter Charlton has dismissed as "frankly absurd" a claim that he may appear to be biased because he has accounts and a mortgage with Bank of Ireland.

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