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 KC, sitting as a deputy high court judge, heard an optician’s appeal against a finding of serious misconduct from bed the day after returning from hospital where he had undergone an operation for a ruptured achilles tendon.