Whether the self-request for recusal of the Justice of peace office was admissible and well-founded.
Yes. The request was admissible and the circumstances created an objective appearance of bias because the company's director was also a judge-assessor of the same office.
Under Art. 47(1)(f) and Art. 48 CPC, together with the constitutional and Convention guarantees of an impartial tribunal, recusal is justified when objective facts create an appearance of partiality. Regular professional contact and the director's decision-making role as judge-assessor could give rise to an appearance of bias.