Govt to drop appeal of court's privilege ruling

Mon, Jun 12th 2017, 02:05 PM

 

THE government has filed notice of its intent to drop its appeal of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on parliamentary privilege alongside former Marathon MP and Cabinet minister Jerome Fitzgerald, according to attorney Fred Smith.
Mr Smith, QC, told The Tribune yesterday that a notice of discontinuance had already been filed, and a formal position was expected at a status hearing scheduled for June 26...

THE government has filed notice of its intent to drop its appeal of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on parliamentary privilege alongside former Marathon MP and Cabinet minister Jerome Fitzgerald, according to attorney Fred Smith.

Mr Smith, QC, told The Tribune yesterday that a notice of discontinuance had already been filed, and a formal position was expected at a status hearing scheduled for June 26...

 

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