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Member of Parliament (MP) for the North East St Ann constituency, Shahine Robinson, is to pay $2.3 million in legal costs to Manley Bowen following her legal battle to be reinstated when she was ousted from Parliament in May.

Supreme Court Judge Courtney Daye assessed legal costs in chambers yesterday.

When Supreme Court Judge Roy Jones in June reversed his order ousting Robinson from Parliament, he ordered Robinson to pay legal costs.

Manley Bowen, an elector, has filed an election petition alleging that Robinson has dual citizenship and is not entitled to be an MP.

Attorneys-at-law Abe Dabdoub and Raymond Clough represented Bowen at the assessment of legal costs, while attorney-at-law Nesta Clare Smith represented Robinson.

Robinson was successful in June in her application to set aside a May court order which forced her out of Parliament.

Bowen is contending that Robinson was an American citizen when she was nominated for the September 2007 general election.

Robinson has denied the allegations.

The election petition is now set for five days, commencing on October 4.

Justice Jones had declared the seat vacant in May because Robinson did not comply with the case-management orders to file a proper defence and supply witness statements and disclosures. Robinson, in her application to set aside the order, outlined the reasons she did not comply with the court orders.