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Friday 20 June 2014

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Attorney General Neil Adsett has announced he is stepping down, stating that, “I confirm that I am finishing up soon as Attorney General in Tonga. It is the right time now for a Tongan lawyer to take over, especially with important cabinet meetings, parliament sessions and elections later this year.”
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Friday 22 November 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's former Prime Minister Lord Sevele, a witness at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court this afternoon, denied suggestions that his government had tried to “freeze-out” the former Attorney General John Cauchi.
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Thursday 21 November 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet Busby Kautoke told the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa this afternoon, that he was not aware of any move by government to force John Cauchi to resign from his Attorney General position in 2010.
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Tuesday 19 November 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A three-day civil jury trial to hear claims brought by John Cauchi, Tonga’s former Attorney General, against the Government of Tonga began at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court on November 19.
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Tuesday 5 November 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 32nd Pacific Islands Law Officers Network (PILON) meeting opened today November 5 in Nuku'alofa at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre.
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Sunday 3 November 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-day regional workshop on 'International Criminal Cooperation' which looked to strengthen cooperation in extradition and mutual assistance requests ended in Nuku’alofa on November 1, ahead of the 32nd PILON - Pacific Islands Law Officers’ Network Meeting next week.
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Monday 6 May 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
On World Press Freedom Day May 3, Tonga's Attorney General Neil Adsett told journalists in Nuku'alofa that while Tonga's Constitution guarantees Freedom of Speech and Press Freedom, there remains in the Constitution two other conflicting sub-clauses, inserted by an amendment in 2003, which are partly void and should be changed so that it is not misleading.
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Law
Saturday 20 April 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s new Family Protection Bill 2013 will provide protection orders that will quickly and firmly stop a significant crime in Tonga - a crime that has killed four women and left others hospitalized due to severe beatings from either their partners or husbands. By Linny Folau.
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Friday 5 April 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Chief Justice Hon. Michael Scott is to decide whether the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to review the internal proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, in an application brought by Tonga's former Prime Minister Lord Sevele and Paul Karalus, a former Minister of Transport, who are claiming that their reputations were damaged by the Report of a Parliamentary Select Committee.
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Law
Friday 15 March 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tonga Seabed Minerals Bill 2012 is expected to be introduced to Tonga's Parliament in July-August this year and Tonga's Attorney General hopes that the bill will be available for public comment before it is finalized.
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Saturday 14 June 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Attorney General and the Minister of Justice, Hon. 'Alisi Taumoepeau yesterday announced the appointment of Neil Adsett as Tonga's first Acting Anti-Corruption Commissioner.
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