A High Court judge has rejected claims he was biased when considering Bank of Ireland's application to have former solicitor Brian O'Donnell and his wife Dr Mary Patricia O'Donnell declared bankrupt.
Mr Justice Peter Charleton said both his privacy and constitutional rights had been breached.
It came after a member of the O'Donnell family disclosed publicly in court that the judge has a mortgage with Bank of Ireland.
The disclosure was made after Mr Justice Charleton had been told the O'Donnells were seeking to have his decision to adjudicate them bankrupt deemed a mistrial.
Mr Justice Charleton dismissed the application and said seeking to have his ruling set aside simply because he did his family banking with Bank of Ireland was "frankly absurd".
