Business lease renewal – Expert evidence – Procedure at hearing – Conduct of the trial judge – Apparent bias

M&P Enterprises (London) Ltd v Norfolk Square (Northern Section) Ltd [2018] EWHC 2665 (Ch) (Hildyard J) (12 October 2018)

We mention this interesting case in brief because the focus is on the conduct of the trial judge and allegation of apparent bias. The judgment runs to 234 paragraphs much of it reciting exchanges between the trial judge and the tenant’s counsel in order to set context and to illustrate the conduct complained of.