Purick and Reynolds agree to be civil with each other while contesting the August election

Former speaker Kezia Purick and political rival Carolyn Reynolds have agreed to be civil with one another on the campaign trail after a legal stoush between the two returned to court.

Former speaker Kezia Purick is locked in a legal battle with political rival Carolyn Reynolds.

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FORMER speaker Kezia Purick and political rival Carolyn Reynolds have agreed to be civil with one another on the campaign trail after a legal stoush between the two returned to court on Tuesday.

Ms Reynolds is seeking a restraining order against Ms Purick for what she claims in her application filed at the Darwin Local Court is a “history of hurts, harms, hostilities and harassments” directed at her as the two women prepare to contest the seat of Goyder at the August election.

Judicial registrar Kris Norrington said as there were “a number of judges who are conflicted in this matter”, Alice Springs based judge David Bamber would hear the case while he was in town next month.

The dispute will now return to court on August 13 when Ms Purick’s lawyer, Christine Osborne, is expected to apply to have the suit summarily dismissed as baseless.

On Tuesday, Ms Reynolds requested Ms Purick make an undertaking that the two could get along during the election campaign while the application remained before the court.

“If my life and my whole being is going to continually be hurt … and made hostile, I don’t think I want to stand for parliament because I don’t think it’s a nice place to be,” she said.

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After some discussion, the two candidates agreed they would be “factual, respectful and without animosity towards each other” until the court action could be resolved.

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