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Wed 12 Dec 2008Judge disqualifies himself from deportation case
A HIGH COURT judge who had refused to grant an interim order halting the deportation of a Nigerian mother and her two daughters on grounds the children are at risk of genital mutilation has agreed to disqualify himself from hearing further proceedings by the woman.
Mr Justice John Hedigan yesterday consented to an application by lawyers for Pamela Izevbekhai not to hear her full judicial review challenge for "subsidiary protection" here, which would prevent deportation. Those proceedings were listed for hearing before him yesterday but he agreed to adjourn the matter to January 12th next for hearing by a different judge.
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