The hearing for the judicial review into the Commission of Inquiry Report regarding the appointment of Barbara Malimali as FICAC Commissioner will be held from the 10th to the 12th of April.
The application has been filed by former FICAC Commissioner Malimali, former Attorney-General Graham Leung, and lawyers Wylie Clarke and Laurel Vaurasi.
Malimali is represented by Tanya Waqanika, while Richard Naidu represents Clarke and Vaurasi. Leung is represented by Seforan Fatiaki.
The Office of the Solicitor-General is representing the President, the Prime Minister, the Attorney-General and the Commission of Inquiry, while Simione Valenitabua is also representing the Prime Minister in the matter concerning Malimali’s dismissal.
The applicants argue that their clients suffered reputational damage, while Leung also lost his job.
The Office of the Solicitor-General and Valenitabua had earlier submitted that the applications should be struck out, arguing that the proceedings cannot be brought against the Commission of Inquiry under Section 11 of the COI Act.
The JSC had filed a case in the High Court to quash the findings of the COI into the appointment of Barbara Malimali as the FICAC Commissioner.
