Dorsami Naidu appears before Legal Commission

Fiji Law Society President Dorsami Naidu today appeared before the Independent Legal Services Commission facing 9 separate counts of unsatisfactory professional conduct.

The case was called for mention and a hearing date has been set for 19th April and is expected to take five days.

However, the Chief Registrar is expected to amend various aspects of the charges before the case is called for mention again on February 5th.

The case against Suva lawyer Haroon Ali Shah, who is facing 20 separate charges of unsatisfactory professional conduct was also called this morning.

Shah failed to appear before Commissioner John Connors despite being given reasonable notice that the matter will be called today.

The Chief Registrar is also expected to amend various aspects of the charges against Shah. The hearing dates for Shah's case which was set for early February has been vacated and the case will now be called on February 3rd to set a hearing date.