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\par HELD AT RAROTONGA
\par (CIVIL DIVISION)
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\par PLAINT NO. 9/04
\par 
\par BETWEEN}{\insrsid11089945 
\par 
\par }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 THE BOND LIMITED T/AS THE
\par THE BOND LIQUOR STORE }{\b\insrsid11089945\charrsid11089945 
\par A }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 duly incorporated company}{\b\insrsid11089945\charrsid11089945  }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 having}{\b\insrsid11089945\charrsid11089945 
\par }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 its registered office at}{\b\insrsid11089945\charrsid11089945  }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 Rarotonga
\par }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 Plaintiff
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\par AND}{\insrsid11089945 
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\par }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 RIMA DAVID T/AS MURI
\par OUTLET of Rarotonga, Business}{\b\insrsid11089945\charrsid11089945  }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 Owner
\par }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 First Defendant
\par 
\par AND}{\insrsid11089945 
\par 
\par }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 SHIRLEY MAIREROA T/AS
\par MURI TRADING OUTLET of
\par Rarotonga, Business Owner
\par }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 Second Defendant
\par 
\par AND}{\insrsid11089945 
\par 
\par }{\b\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 JUNIOR DAVID T/AS MURI
\par OUTLET of Rarotonga,
\par Business/Owner
\par }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 Third Defendant
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\par MINUTE OF WILLIAMS CJ
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Counsel for the Defendants filed an application dated 13 April applying for a Judicial Settlement Conference under Rule 126A before Justice Nicholson at the May sessions.
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The matter has been on foot for a considerable time and I did not consider it sensible to require the directions to be complied with, before the Settlement Conference except for direction 3.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11089945  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7624902\charrsid11089945 The effort in complying with the directions would be wasted if the case settles.
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The orders of the Court today are therefore as follows:
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\par }{\insrsid7624902 (i) \tab }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 Defendants to file any Amendment Statement of Defence by Friday 20 April 2007.
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\par }{\insrsid7624902 (ii) \tab }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 The Settlement Conference be before Nicholson J at the May session.}{\insrsid11089945\charrsid7624902  }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 
The Registrar shall allocate 3 hours for the Settlement Conference.}{\insrsid11089945\charrsid7624902  }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 
At least 7 days before the Settlement Conference, both parties must file and exchange memoranda summarizing the nature of the claims and defence.}{\insrsid11089945\charrsid7624902  }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 These memoranda will be on a strictly }{
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 basis and confidential and the parties may if they wish make settlement proposals in the memorandum.}{\insrsid11089945\charrsid7624902  }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 The parties must annex to the memorandum the key documents on which they rely.

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\par }{\insrsid7624902 (iii) \tab }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 If the Settlement Conference does not succeed then the dates of the timetable will be amended so as to lead to trial of the matter before Paterson J in June or Weston J in September sittings.}
{\insrsid11089945\charrsid7624902  }{\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 Nicholson J is respectfully asked to settle the timetable accordingly if no settlement is reached.
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid7624902 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7624902\charrsid7624902 David Williams CJ
\par 13 April 2007
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