IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TONGA 
CIVIL JURISDICTION 
NUKU’ALOFA REGISTRY 

CV 9 of 2019 

BETWEEN	:	MELE TEUSIVI ‘AMANAKI 
-	Plaintiff 

AND 		:	1. GOVERNMENT OF TONGA
			2. TONGA WEEKLY NEWSPAPER LTD
			3. FAKA’OSI MAAMA
			4. WILLIAM CLIVE EDWARDS

-	Defendants 

APPLICATION BY FIRST DEFENDANT TO HAVE THE CLAIM AGAINST IT STRUCK OUT 
ORDERS

BEFORE:	LORD CHIEF JUSTICE WHITTEN	
Appearances: 		The Plaintiff
Mr T. ‘Aho with Ms Tupou for the First Defendant 
No appearance for the Second or Third Defendants
Mr W.C. Edwards Snr SC, the Fourth Defendant 	
Date of hearing:
Date of orders:	14 October 2019 and 5 December 2019
10 December 2019	
ORDERS:
1.	The plaintiff’s claims against the first defendant are struck out.
2.	The plaintiff has leave to replead against the first defendant if she wishes to do so.
3.	Any proposed amended statement of claim containing any repleaded claims against the first defendant is to be filed by 10 January 2020.
4.	Any application for costs of and incidental to this strike out application, including submissions, is to be filed by 10 January 2020.
5.	Any submissions in opposition to costs are to be filed by 24 January 2020.
6.	Subject to the above orders, the proceeding remains stayed until further order. 
7.	There will be a mention of the matter together with proceeding CV 57 of 2018 on 7 February 2020 at 9 AM. 

		
NUKU’ALOFA	M.H. Whitten QC	
10 December 2019	LORD CHIEF JUSTICE