In a letter to Justice Navindra Singh, before whom his $2.6 billion libel suit is fixed for trial, former President David Granger stated that he did not want Justice Singh to conduct a pre-trial review (PTR) into the matter, and to also not preside over the trial.
At a hearing yesterday morning, Justice Singh said that while in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) he could understand why the Claimant is objecting to him conducting the PTR, no basis had been provided for why he should not conduct the trial.
Following discussions with Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde SC who represents Granger and other counsel in the matter, however, the decision was taken that the PTR would be waived in accordance with the CPR, as the issues which were identified to be canvassed under the PTR are properly to be resolved at trial.