Five Chinese Nationals who pleaded guilty to stealing $90,000 from their employer will be sentenced Monday next week. The Magistrate Court set the date after the accused’s sentencing submissions and mitigation was presented yesterday.
The MP for Lau Mbaelelea Augustine Auga has been cleared off all criminal charges against him. The Magistrate Court withdrew the common assault charges against Auga following his reconciliation with the victims on Wednesday. The charges were withdrawn under section 35 of the Magistrate’s Court Act.
The High Court has vacated the hearing of former Auditor General Edward Ronia against the Public Service Commission. Oral submissions were confirmed to be presented today, however, the judge had to attend a health appointment.
The Magistrate Court has this morning confirmed a new trial date for Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia and Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke. Principal Magistrate Augustine Aulanga set the new hearing date from 6th June to 1st of July.
Oral submissions will be presented tomorrow at the High Court for former Auditor General Edward Ronia’s challenge against his termination. Hearing into the case took place earlier last month.
The High Court today adjourned an application for final judgement against former Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo for defamation. In March last year, Lilo was summoned in Court to disclose documents on oath regarding the defamation case but did not turn up.
The election petition against the MP for Gizo-Kolombangara Jimson Tanagada will continue in July. Former Prime Minister and losing candidate Gordon Darcy Lilo is petitioning Tanangada’s election in December 2014, claiming bribery and undue influence.
Legal proceedings will continue against the Minister of Communication and Aviation Peter Shanel Agovaka after the High Court refused his stay application yesterday. Mr.
A former Police officer in Kulitana Police station, Shortland Islands has questioned why the Judiciary fails to hold court circuits in the area. The officer Mr.
A new trial date for the Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal Bradley Tovosia and Guadalcanal Premier Anthony Veke will be fixed soon. They will reappear at the Magistrate Court on April 6th to set the new date.
The Prime Minister’s Office has decided to retract a media statement regarding the Court of Appeal’s decision between Axiom KB Ltd and Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) Ltd.
The Minister of Communication and Aviation Peter Shanel Agovaka has applied to halt judicial proceedings against him. The High Court will hear his application Tuesday next week. Mr. Shanel’s application for stay is based on the grounds that the investigation on his case wasn’t procedural.
Ruling on the legal suit challenging the 2015 Parliamentary Entitlements Commission Amendment Regulation is still pending at the High Court. High Court Registrar Myonnie Samani confirms to SIBC News.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government welcomes the Court of Appeal’s decision on an appeal by SMM Solomon LTD, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal Mining LTD of Japan.
The Court of Appeal has quashed the decision of the Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification in April 2011, to issue a letter of intent to Axiom KB Limited for a prospecting licence.
A security guard at the High Court has been charged with stealing around $10,000 from the office last month. The guard was arrested late last month, shortly after he was discovered, and charged.
The outcome of former Police Minister Peter Shanel’s trial depends on a high Court ruling that will determine if his case was properly investigated. Mr Shanel’s trial concluded towards the end of last month.
A hearing will be conducted before the High Court against the Commissioner of Police Friday next week. Local lawyer Wilson Rano is challenging the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) in relation to a raid on his office and his subsequent charging and two others for forgery and fabricating…
The High Court will hear a defamatory suit by former Kia/Hograno/Havulei MP, Selwyn Riumana against the Solomon Star newspaper Monday next week. The case relates to an article published by the paper in March 2014, alleging the vessel MV Utah Princess was owned by Mr Riumana.
Trial has continued at the Magistrate Court for the former Minister of Police and National Security, Peter Shanel Agovaka, on an assault charge. The Member for Parliament for Central Guadalcanal is on trial for one count of assault, causing actual bodily harm, an offence he allegedly committed on…
