Madam Justice Consuelo Scerri Herrera is abstaining from hearing the urgent case filed by three ministers because her brother is also a minister.
Scerri Herrera was assigned to hear the appeal filed by ministers Konrad Mizzi, Edward Scicluna and Chris Cardona against a magistrate’s ruling ordering an inquiry into the VGH deal.
The VGH deal falls under the collective responsibility of the Cabinet, of which the judge’s brother, Jose Herrera, forms part as Environment Minister.