Case Law

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• Supreme Court
• National Court
• Court of Appeal
• High Court
• Land Titles Commission
• Board of Inquiry
• Assessment Court
• Central Court
• Leadership Tribunal
• Obsolete Court

Report Series

Latest documents

• Covec (PNG) Limited v Peter Kama and Others

  Summary dismissal orders. Trial jurisdiction. Constructive fraud. Cause of action

• Tuna Gomia v Lucas Doa and Others

  Basis for an order for indemnity costs. Third defendant. Writ of summons. Allegation of fraud. Second defendant

• Benjamin Samson and Others v Dr Eric Kwa and Others

  Judicial review proceedings. Appeal rights. Breach of the principles of natural justice. Third respondents

• The State v Kosiri Norempa

  Principle of parity of sentence. Offenders for similar offences. Criminal law. Pleaded guilty. Public prosecutor. Belief in sorcery

• The State v Kathy Pitzz

  Stay of the criminal proceedings. Right to a fair hearing. Public prosecutor. Abuse of process

• Andrew Dama v The State

  Sentencing for an offence of persistent sexual abuse. Multiple acts of alleged distinct criminal offending. Abuse of a child. Miscarriage of justice. Material irregularity

• Nick Kopia Kuman v Dawa Lucas Dekena and Others

  Practice and procedure. Dismiss appeal. Motion filed. Abuse of process. Reasonable explanation. Interests of justice

• Peter Beswick v Mark Pupaka in his Capacity as Chief Magistrate and Others

  Arrest warrant. Criminal investigation. Jurisdictional error. Reasonable grounds. Probable cause

• Jonathon Benjamin v The State

  Sentencing exercise. Offence of murder. Time offender. Pleaded guilty. Behalf of the applicant. Brief facts

• Alex Manawa v The State

  Sentence hearing. Imprisonment for an offence of murder. Circumstances of the offending. Pleaded guilty. Brief facts. Iron rod