Dick v Pama [2013] VUCA 14; Civil Appeal Case 47-12 (18 April 2013)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
(Appellate Jurisdiction)

CIVIL APPEAL CASE No. 47 of 2012

BETWEEN:

RICHARD DICK
Appellant

AND:

TAHE PAMA
First Respondent

URELEPA LIMITED
Second Respondent

AND:

SILVER HOLDINGS LIMITED
First Interested Party

GILBERT DINH
Second Interested Party

Coram: Chief Justice Lunabek
Justice John von Doussa
Justice Ronald Young
Justice Daniel Fatiaki
Justice Robert Spear
Justice Dudley Aru
Justice Mary Sey

Counsel: Florence Williams for the Appellant
George Boar for the Respondents
Nigel Morrison for the First Interested Party
Felix Laumae for the Second Interested Party

Date of Hearing: 18th April 2013

ORDERS

1. We make the following orders with the consent of all parties.
   
   • (a) Supreme Court proceedings 195/2006, 04/2012 and 34/2011 are consolidated.
     
   • (b) The orders made by the Supreme Court in 34/2011 on 11 November 2011 are stayed.
     
   • (c) No further lease shall be registered with respect to the land the subject of lease titles 04/2952/02, 04/2952/04, 04/2952/05.
     
   • (d) This appeal is adjourned sine die.
     

DATED at Port Vila this 18th day of April 2013

FOR THE COURT

Hon. Vincent Lunabek
Chief Justice