Whether the self-recusal request of the conciliation commission president should be accepted for apparent bias of an assessor-owner member
Yes. The assessor-owner's role and regular professional contacts with the commission members could create an objective appearance of partiality, so recusal was warranted.
Under Art. 47 let. f and Art. 48 CPC, and the constitutional/ECHR guarantee of an impartial tribunal, recusal is exceptional but required where objective facts create a legitimate fear of bias. The assessor-owner's function made close professional interaction with the commission members likely.