The dominance exerted by Balthar

    The dominance exerted by Balthar, and abbreviated time dedicated to exploring mitigating factors further suggests an imbalance in the hearing, which is likely to be crystallised by Balthar’s closing statement that Adama’s submission was ‘an improbable tale and you’ve told it very badly.’ Consequently, the apparently critical and disapproving attitude demonstrated by Balthar towards Adama may suggest to a ‘fair-minded lay person’ that the Tribunal member was not impartial.