R v Sussex Justices, ex parte McCarthy

R v Sussex Justices, ex parte McCarthy
CourtHigh Court of Justice
Cases cited
  • [1924] KB 256
  • [1923] EWHC KB 1
Court membership
Judges sittingLord Hewart CJ, Lush and Sankey JJ

R v Sussex Justices, ex parte McCarthy ([1924] 1 KB 256, [1923] All ER Rep 233) is a leading English case on the impartiality and recusal of judges. It is famous as a legal precedent in establishing the principle that the mere appearance of bias is sufficient to overturn a judicial decision. It also brought into common parlance the oft-quoted aphorism "Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done."

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