Government hires lawyer
Tuvaluans needing a lawyer from overseas in future may no longer need to pay for such legal fees.
In the last high court session of Tuvalu held from the 9th ? 13th October, the government hired a lawyer from an overseas law firm to represent three members of the government who had election petitions filed against them in the High Court of Tuvalu.
Kafoa Muaror from Muaror & Co. law firm in Fiji represented Honorable Apisai Ielemia for one case and Sir Toomu Sione with Hon Tavau Teii in another case, and he told Tuvalu news that it was “a privilege and honour for him to represent the government of Tuvalu and he will continue to offer the professional services of his firm whenever this is sought by the Government of the day”
Tuvalu news also found out that the government, under the Attorney General’s office yearly budget, paid for Mr Muaror’s allowance of $F6500 for the 4 days that he was here for, plus his return airfare from Fiji. His accommodation was free of charge at the Filamona Lodge, but he paid for his meals out of his own pocket.
According to the Acting Attorney General Ese Apinelu, this is not the first time for such a thing to happen, and the request was made by the concerned ministers because the free legal service that they are entitled to at the People’s Lawyer Office is already being used by the plaintiffs and the Attorney General’s office is also already short staffed.
This understanding, Ms Apinelu said will apply to any Tuvaluan who may need legal representation in the High Court in Tuvalu but where the existing legal circumstances of the legal profession in the country would warrant the engagement of the services of a foreign based lawyer.
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Loia mai fiiti?Aso faa ? 19/10/06
Tino Tuvalu kola e manakogina ne latou se loia mai tua atu e se manakogina ke isi se togi.
Ite faiga fonotaga maluga tela ne fai ite po 9 kite po 13 ote masina tenei ne togi mai nete maloo o Tuvalu a te loia mai tua ke tuu mo Sui malu tokotolu ote maloo kola e tuu kiei a tagi.
A Kafoa Muaror mai te kamupane loia kote Muaror I Fiiti ne sui atu neia a tena Malu Apisai Ielemia ite keisi e tasi mote keisi iei o tena Malu Sir Toomu Sione mo tena malu Tavau Teii.
Ne fai mai ne Kafoa ki tala o Tuvalu mese avanoaga gali tenei o ia ke sui neia ate maloo o Tuvalu kae ka fiafia foki a ia o fakatumau ate fesoasoani o ia tenei I sose taimi e manakogina iei ne sose maloo o te aso.
Ne iloa atu ne tala o Tuvalu ite loia tenei ne togi ne te malo kite tupe toe ote fakatauga tupe ate ofisa ote loia ote maloo mote tausaga tenei, tela tena togi e 6 afe 500 talaa tupe Fiiti mo te faa o aso tela ne nofo iei a ia I Tuvalu nei pela foki tena pasese mai Fiiti.
Te loia tenei ko Kafoa ne nofo ite falekai kote Filamona Lodge e seai sena togi kae e togi loa neia tena kai mai ana tupe totino.
Ne fai mai nete loia ote maloo ? Ese Apinelu, ite manakoga mose loia ne fai ne sui malu ona kote ofisa ote loia mo tino ko panaki mo tino tagi kae kote ofisa ote loia ote maloo e se lava ana tino galue.?
I pati a Ese ite faifaiga tenei e fai foki ki sose tino Tuvalu tela e manako ke isi se loia e tuu mo ia mafai a loia katoa o Tuvalu e fakalavelave.
