The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, the others being the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. It had unlimited original jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil or criminal proceedings under any law, and it was authorized to oversee all proceedings of any subordinate courts that Parliament created. The High Court consists of the Chief Justice and at least ten and no more than eighteen puisne judges, and Parliament may also allow junior judges called Masters of the High Court to sit on it.
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The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts that was established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji
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The High Court of Fiji is one of three courts that was established by Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji, the others being the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
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Wikidata Q5755219, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Kamal Kumar (Wikipedia)
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He worked as a lawyer in Australia, and then in Fiji, before being appointed to the High Court of Fiji civil division in 2013.
Daniel Fatiaki (Wikipedia)
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As Chief Justice, he presided over both the High Court and the Supreme Court, but was constitutionally barred from presiding over, or even sitting on, the Appeal Court.
Joni Madraiwiwi (Wikipedia)
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Judge of the High Court of Fiji of the Republic of Fiji
Salesi Temo - Wikipedia
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In June 2009 he was appointed to the High Court of Fiji as an acting Puisne judge by the military regime.
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