The Hon. Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek has issued the Court recess order for 2019/ 2020. The Court recess period commences on 23rd December 2019 and ends on 24th January 2020.

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The Vanuatu Law Council sub-committee on Continuing Legal Education is organising a presentation for all Vanuatu Legal Practitioners and Judicial Officers on the 6^th of May 2019.  The Guest speaker is Justice Peter Johnson of the New South Wales Supreme Court.  Justice Peter Johnson will speak on two cases handled by him involving Terrorism and Money Laundering. 

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Vanuatu, the Honourable Vincent Lunabek has hosted a workshop on Access to Justice, Enabling Rights & Unrepresented Litigants in Port Vila from 26 – 28 March, 2019. The Workshop on the first day was attended by members of the public with several court staff and judicial officers. The second and third day was attended by judicial and court officers.  Dr. Livingston Armytage, Technical Director to Pacific Judicial Strengthening Initiative facilitated the workshop.

The Supreme Court of Vanuatu and the Pacific Judicial Strengthening Initiative hosted the Management and Refresher Training-of-Trainers Workshop from 11-14 February, 2019, at the Dumbea Court Complex.

An administrative note has been issued by the office of the Chief Registrar regarding the vacation of all pending customary land appeals and land cases in the Supreme Court and Island Court in the year 2018.  Details of Administrative Note No. 01 of 2018 can be viewed here.

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