As we've reported, Oceana Belize is seeking to have Justice Oswell Legall reverse the validity of several offshore oil drilling contracts which the Ministry of Natural Resources issued in 2007.
That case is at the point now where Oceana will get their day in court in exactly a month from today, but Oceana Belize also has another case against the Government of Belize in Justice Michelle Arana's court.
In that case, they are seeking judicial review of the February 2012 decision from the Chief Elections Officer to void just over 40% of the signatures submitted by Oceana to trigger a referendum on offshore drilling.
But, currently the referendum case is much further behind than the offshore oil contracts matter because it is just in its case management phase.
Today, Justice Arana called up the case in her private chambers, all parties discussed about the earliest date that this matter can be heard.
At the end of the conference, a concrete date was still not set down, but indications are that the attorney representing the Government of Belize may make submissions to strike out the matter before it is heard.
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