THE GUARDIAN: A high court judge who made allegedly mocking remarks about a sheikh involved in a multi-million pound divorce was today ordered to step down from the case.
Giving reasons for the decision, the court of appeal said Mr Justice Singer, a family division judge, had said during the private hearing that the sheikh could choose "to depart on his flying carpet" to escape paying costs.
The judge also said the man should be available to attend hearings "at this, I think, relatively fast-free time of the year".
The court of appeal said the judge had said the sheikh should be in court so "every grain of sand is sifted", and called his evidence "a bit gelatinous ... a bit like Turkish Delight". Judge ordered of divorce case after ‘flying carpet’ jibe (more)
Mark Alexander
