In no way can you claim HarPerson went in with an open mind. Same for that Tory that has been found out.
a Yank talking about juries and Trumpo said: we cant expect people ( jurors) NOT to have heard of Trump or even express an opinion on him. We want people who had put their views behind them.
Now my dears
First of all this is not judicial ( and may not even be justiciable - amenable to a court action or review that is). It COULD be quasi-judicial. - ( judge-ish).
The rules for judges are much simpler and stricter. Hewart 1924 - a judge must be above suspicion. Remember Pinochet? One of the judgements was revised as a Law Lord's wife was a director of Amnesty, the red hot marxist org that tried to spring political prisoners. so out Lord Lu-lu went and the case was reheard.
For us mortals, the rules are looser. You have to show bias in the decision. - not - his muvva in law might have hit a policeman 20 y ago. I mean we ( as a jury) were threatened by the defendants relations, and the judge said: "what ho - into the jury room you go!". we convicted. He did NOT say, oh heavns you cant make a fair decision now....
and I think the commons ctee gets into the second category - you have to show bias in the decision
sozza to ramble and use long words like "justiciable" - and foo