I thought I'd misunderstood when I got the impression he'd (or xe'd, I honestly don't know how ze wants to be referred as) put himself forward for this case. As it's now clear he volunteered for this specific case I find I'm very cross.
sex-matters.org/posts/updates/edward-lord-recused/
I had problems with the above link, so I'm reposting it, thanks to @Theblondestoftheblonde for this thread.