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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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Koim surrenders – his final salvo thwarted

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Today, Sam Koim, of Task Force Sweep, made an application to the Supreme Court to discontinue his appeal. The appeal was against the decision of Justice Colin Makail in the National Court that dismissed the judicial review of the disbanding of Task Force Sweep. In finally accepting judicial defeat, and after three long years of court battles, Koim, nevertheless still sought to maintain control by asking the courts to direct the government and its agencies, by order, to surrender all Task Force Sweep’s files to line agencies and the Fraud Squad. While the discontinuation was granted, the order to surrender Continue reading Koim surrenders – his final salvo thwarted→

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