Reasonable apprehension of bias

Reasonable apprehension of bias

In Canadian law, a reasonable apprehension of bias is a legal standard for disqualifying judges and administrative decision-makers for bias. Bias of the decision-maker can be real or merely perceived.

The test was first stated in "Committee for Justice and Liberty v. Canada (National Energy Board)", [1978] 1 S.C.R. 369:

ee also

* Conflict of interest
* "R. v. R.D.S." (1997)
* "Arsenault-Cameron v. Prince Edward Island" (2000)


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