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Supreme Court Judge accused of misconduct by defence counsel

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By PNG Echo Cairns lawyer Mr Toby (I) Sciacca with the alleged consent and backing of Papua New Guinean lawyer Mr Robinson Namiliu has accused National and Supreme Court Judge, Derek Hartshorn, of misconduct in a case he is currently sitting on in the National Court. He writes: The following allegations I make are not easy but both I (sic) and my PNG lawyer are convinced that they must be made. The substantive case involves allegations of misappropriation, conspiracy to misappropriate, unlawful enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duty with some of the accused being from the legal fraternity. While the Continue reading Supreme Court Judge accused of misconduct by defence counsel→

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Is the judiciary overstepping its jurisdiction? The Damaru case.

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By PNG Echo. Did you know that the Court of Law has no jurisdiction to hear an Originating Summons concerning a suspension of a police officer in an administrative matter except as a Judicial Review? In the case of Damaru’s suspension, and as far as anyone can tell, Greg Egan and other lawyers for Damaru have not filed for a Judicial Review. Indeed they would have had to have sought leave first and that hasn’t come to anyone’s attention. So, if Egan sought declaratory orders regarding the suspension outside of a judicial review (and it looks as though he did) Continue reading Is the judiciary overstepping its jurisdiction? The Damaru case.→

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