Judge wrong to hear case from bed while recovering from surgery, court says

Richard Clayton KC had undergone operation for ruptured achilles tendon day before hearing optician’s appeal A judge was wrong to hear a case from his bed via video link while recovering from surgery, the court of appeal has said. Richard Clayton…
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RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published3 h ago (Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:29:10 GMT)
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AuthorHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent