Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Justice of Peace of Jura–Nord vaudois had to recuse itself in the succession case
Decisão extraída
Yes. Prior close professional relations between the deceased, his spouse, and the court members created an objective appearance of bias.
Fundamentação extraída
Recusal is exceptional but required where objective facts make partiality appear possible. The repeated professional contacts with the same office, combined with the spouse being the heir, could create an appearance of friendship or enmity.