A compensation court case filed by the victims of clerical abuse was today put off indefinitely until a separate case appealing a decision by a judge not to abstain from hearing the case is heard.

In a very short sitting today, Mr Justice Joseph Micallef upheld a request for the case to be postponed and put on hold pending a hearing of an appeal against the judge's decision not to abstain from hearing the case.

Lawyers Patrick Valentino and Franco Vassallo said this would allow them to also file a request before the Constitutional Court.

In March, Mr Justice Micallef ruled that there was no reason why he had to abstain from hearing the compensation court case filed by the victims of clerical abuse led by Lawrence Grech.

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