The Suva High Court will deliver its ruling on costs and damages on 5th October following Justice Dane Tuiqereqere’s decision declaring the Commission of Inquiry report into the appointment of Barbara Malimali as FICAC Commissioner null and void in its entirety.
The applicants who challenged the Commission of Inquiry report through a judicial review were former FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali, former Attorney-General Graham Leung, and lawyers Wylie Clarke and Laurel Vaurasi.
Justice Tuiqereqere specifically sought submissions on liability for the damages, including who should be responsible for paying them.
He earlier ruled that the Commission of Inquiry report was unlawful, that its adverse findings were irrational and had been quashed.
The Judge also ruled that President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka failed to provide the applicants with natural justice.
The ruling on costs and damages will now be delivered on 5th October.
