Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa said today that the Opposition remains committed to Court rules and processes and will maintain its mandated duties outside the courthouse. This was his only comment following the Supreme Court directions hearing this morning before Justice Derek Hartshorn. Today the issue deliberated was on the appropriate time needed for the interveners to the Vote of No Confidence case to file their statements in response to the substantive case, after a full bench ruled in favour of the Opposition Leader on Friday, June 28th. The interveners are Speaker of Parliament Job Pomat and the Attorney General who is also Justice, Minister Pila Niningi. Order 4, Rule 25 of the Court Rules gives the interveners 14 days to serve their statements in response to the substantive case. However, Justice Hartshorn this morning truncated that period, proposing to meet the parties halfway and ordered that the Interveners have until Thursday 11th July to file and serve their response, and on being served, the Opposition Leader has until Thursday 18th July to file his reply. The case next returns on Friday 19th July for further directions.