The Court has rejected a plea by the State Advocate and the Government to revoke the recusal of Judge Giovanni Grixti in the case filed by Bernard Grech and Adrian Delia to force the government to attempt to recoup the millions paid to Steward Healthcare, the Nationalist Party has said.

Mr Justice Grixti had recused himself from presiding over the case after the judge's partner was appointed curator for the absent company. But the State Advocate wanted Judge Giovanni Grixti to withdraw his recusal from the case, insisting the decree was procedurally incorrect. In a sworn statement, State Advocate Chris Soler said the judge did not follow the correct procedure thus denying the parties to the case the chance to make submissions.

In a media release on Wednesday, the PN said that the State Advocate's request was refused. The PN said that the court also "condemned the intimidation of the same court by the government and State Advocate."