78 articles tagged "law"
Sentencing matters must be left to the discretion of the judiciary, and ministers should be careful when commenting on criminal law matters according to the Fiji Law Society. Law Society President, Wylie Clarke say
Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem has refused to make any comments after Sharvada Sharma’s lawyer, Richard Naidu revealed early last month that action was taken against Sharma after a complaint by Saneem.
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is urging lawyers to specialize as he says there is now enough spheres of law being developed where lawyers can specialize. While speaking during the A
The Fiji Law Society is seriously concerned about Sharvada Sharma’s dismissal as Solicitor General in breach of the clear requirements of the 2013 Constitution and the Judicial Services Commission’s explicit confirm
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Fiji Law Society should know that if there is a process you should not bypass it or try to interfere with it after the Society raised concern over the arrest, transfer to S
The Fiji Law Society has urged the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to take a more considered and professional public stance on court decisions with which he disagrees. Law Society President, Wylie Clarke says
The Fiji Law Society has raised concerns over the arrest, transfer to Suva and detention of Doctor Jone Hawea, and Society President Wylie Clarke stresses to be clear, “spreading misinformation†is not a crime in Fi
Prominent lawyer Jon Apted says he is very much in favour of vaccination and an advocate for people to take the vaccine. Apted highlighted this while speaking on Fiji Law Society's virtual discussion on “To Jab o
Fiji Law Society President, Wylie Clarke says they have nothing against the Speaker of Parliament and are strongly asking for the bills to go through public consultations after Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said
FICAC says the Fiji Law Society’s statement on corruption is misconceived and delusional where the Society in an open letter has said that “corruption is not so complex - or so widespreadâ€. They say the Socie
The Fiji Law Society has written to the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and all parliamentarians to express their deep concern at the Government’s stated intention to use the expedited parliamentary procedure to
Concerns are now being raised on some fake facebook pages being created. The University of the South Pacific Students Association has raised concerns regarding a fake fb page, University of the South Pacific Alumni
The Fiji Law Society says any moves to deport Professor Pal Ahluwalia must cease immediately. Fijivillage has received confirmation that Professor Ahluwalia and his wife are already deported on a flight to Brisbane
The Fiji Law Society has today written to Acting Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu expressing its concern at a new case of Police brutality highlighted in the media. This came at the same time as a media repor
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director, Ashwin Raj says the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review specifically states that "All conclusions and/or recommendations con
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Director, Ashwin Raj says the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review specifically states that "All conclusions and/or recommendations cont
Fiji has been commended for certain things by members of the UN Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review for Fiji however they have also recommended Fiji to repeal laws and policies that they say unlawfully restri
The Fijian government and the Fijian Human Rights and Anti Discrimination Commission are yet to comment on the United Nations Human Rights Council's recommendations for Fiji to repeal laws and policies that they say unl
