A law firm in Port Moresby was last night awaiting instructions on whether it would be making submissions today for Jardine Fleming at a hearing into the hiring of mercenaries by the Papua New Guinea Government.
Philip Payne, a lawyer for Blake Dawson Waldron, said he expected to receive instructions from Jardine Fleming about whether it wanted to make a statement.
The inquiry is in its final days of taking evidence before going into recess to prepare a report.
Mr Payne said revealing details about the contents of his submission would be a breach of client confidentiality.
'If I am going to make a submission, I will be getting my instructions overnight,' Mr Payne said. 'My submission would be limited to Jardine Fleming.' The inquiry was appointed to investigate the events that led to commissioning of professional soldiers working for British-based mercenary company Sandline International.
The bid to quell a long-running rebellion on the copper-rich island of Bougainville failed but it triggered a constitutional crisis in Papua New Guinea.
Jardine Fleming associate director Rupert McCowan has been referred to many times during the hearings by several witnesses.