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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FIJI ISLANDS,
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(3) There has been no satisfactory explanation for this delay on the part of a Senior Legal Practitioner.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073 
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ion for the order that Mr Naidu}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073  pay costs personally is t}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073 hat he commenced proceedings in}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073  the Court of Appeal on behalf of Ms Heffernan without her authority. There is no material before this Court that establishes or tends to establish that he had her authority.
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The Court is disturbed by the procedures adopted by the Judge of the Court of Appeal prior to the h}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073 earing of this case on 23 May 2}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073 
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se and the Judge should have confined himself to the real iss}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073 ues and disposed of the matter i}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073 n a few pages.}{
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073 [3] }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073 The ex-parte motion is refused.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7148639  }{
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\par }{\b\caps\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid7148639\charrsid3422159 JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT}{\b\caps\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3422159 
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\par }{\b\caps\fs24\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3422159 Judge of the Supreme Court
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\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073 Solicitors:
\par }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3422159 Messrs Pillai Naidu and Associates,}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073  }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3422159 Nadi 
}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073 for the Petitioner
\par }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3422159 Office of the Attorney General Chambers}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073 , }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3422159 
Suva}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid3038073\charrsid3038073  for the Respondents
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