But unfortunately, the legal team of the Ministry of Finance & Development Planning which was expected to form part of today’s trial did not show up instead sent in flimsy excuses, blaming their absence at the trial on illnesses and other ‘unforeseen circumstances ’ . For his part, the lead lawyer representing the legal interest of Mr. Haddad and his Group of Companies, Cllr. The Haddad case was forced to be suspended when Chief Judge Eva Mappy Morgan denied state lawyers’ contention that her court lacked legal jurisdiction over the case. The lawyers’ argument at that time was that the Commercial Court was established in 2010, and therefore lacked jurisdiction to hear cases beyond 2010. It was based on that argument that Judge Morgan, in a ruling then, said, “the act that established the Commercial Court in 2010 gives it jurisdiction to handle all commercial matters without intimidation.”(Visited 18 times, 1 visits today)Commentscomments

Source: GNN Liberia November 21, 2017 14:01 UTC