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Lawyer seeks advice over detention
March 09, 2017
Lawyer seeks advice over detention
An attorney said she is seeking legal advice over her arrest yesterday.
Ramona Farquharson-Seymour was detained for two hours by order of Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans pursuant to Section 239 of the Penal Code.
That section gives the magistrate power to order the immediate arrest of someone who insults a magistrate or behaves in a disrespectful manner.
Although Farquharson-Seymour does not believe...
Contempt case against lawyer adjourned
March 07, 2017
Contempt case against lawyer adjourned
THE continuation of contempt proceedings against a lawyer who faces committal for scandalous accusations of bias against a judge has been adjourned by two weeks.
Prosecution, defence lawyer hold discussions with judge in banker's fatal stabbing case
March 03, 2017
Prosecution, defence lawyer hold discussions with judge in banker's fatal stabbing case
A JURY sworn to hear evidence in a murder trial concerning the fatal stabbing of a banker was excused until noon today while the prosecution and the accused's lawyer hold legal discussions with the presiding judge.
Lawyer awarded 35k for assault at court
February 24, 2017
Lawyer awarded 35k for assault at court
A Supreme Court judge yesterday awarded $35,000 in exemplary damages to an attorney who was "humiliated" in court by a personal body search.
Attorney Calvin Seymour, a former assistant superintendent of police, filed a civil suit against the commissioner of police and the attorney general, after he was "assaulted, battered and humiliated in the presence of the general public" by Superintendent Osc...
October 02, 2014
Justices criticise lawyers for constant requests for delays in appeal cases
A LAWYER?S request for additional time to prepare her client?s appeal against conviction and the death sentence for a paid execution, drew the ire of Court of Appeal judges yesterday...
No evidence over death threat claim, says lawyer
October 02, 2014
No evidence over death threat claim, says lawyer
A LAWYER told The Tribune yesterday that there was no evidence to substantiate death threat claims made against a prosecutor or a murder charge against his client.
May 29, 2015
Top commercial lawyer says family island tax breaks 'much-needed relief'
A leading attorney yesterday said that an order extending duty concessions for building materials in the Family Islands delivered "much needed relief" and could spur a surge of housing developments for several Family Islands previously excluded from the program.
Judge refuses recusal bid by PM's lawyers
February 07, 2017
Judge refuses recusal bid by PM's lawyers
A Supreme Court judge on Monday denied a recusal bid by lawyers representing Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Justice Rhonda Bain, who is hearing a number of trials regarding the dispute between feuding billionaires Louis Bacon and Peter Nygard concerning Nygard's alleged illegal expansion of his Lyford Cay property, has applied to the prime minister for a two-year extension as she reaches the manda...
PM's lawyers want justice recusal in Nygard case
January 27, 2017
PM's lawyers want justice recusal in Nygard case
ATTORNEYS for Prime Minister Perry Christie have filed a motion in the Supreme Court asking that Justice Rhonda Bain recuse herself from hearing an ongoing judicial review into allegations that Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard illegally increased the size of his property...
May 08, 2015
Lawyer: Lack of transparency at root of Bahamas problems
DIRECTOR of Save the Bays and environmental lawyer, Romi Ferreira, believes that the "root cause" of issues assailing Bahamian society are the lack of transparency and accountability by government officials...
Lawyer's behaviour may be basis of killer's appeal
May 08, 2015
Lawyer's behaviour may be basis of killer's appeal
LAWYERS arguing the appeal of a man condemned to death for the murder of an 11-year-old boy may raise the conduct of the trial lawyer as a grounds for appeal of a jury's guilty verdict...
Lawyer challenges claim Rubis spill 'contained'
May 10, 2015
Lawyer challenges claim Rubis spill 'contained'
A leading environmental attorney has challenged the assertion by both the government and Rubis that the 2012/2013 spill at Rubis' Robinson Road fuel station has been contained, arguing that the subterranean fuel plumes are putting Marathon residents at risk.
Second lawyer appointed to kidnapper's appeal bid
May 15, 2015
Second lawyer appointed to kidnapper's appeal bid
A MAN who maintains he did not kidnap and rob a manager of a laundromat at gunpoint will be appointed a second lawyer at the public's expense...
Murderer fails to contact lawyer for appeal
May 15, 2015
Murderer fails to contact lawyer for appeal
A MAN, challenging his conviction and 50-year sentence for the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend, has not been able to contact his new lawyer, Court of Appeal judges were told yesterday...
Lawyer suggests 20-year sentence for killer
December 16, 2016
Lawyer suggests 20-year sentence for killer
A lawyer for a teen convicted of a retaliatory murder yesterday suggested that he receive a sentence of 20 years.
However, the prosecution argued that a sentence of 35 to 40 years was a more appropriate punishment for Drew Wellington Storr, 19, who has been convicted of the August 13, 2015 shooting death of Arlington Butler Jr.
Defense lawyers Sonia Timothy cited the case of Donna Vasyli, who wa...
Court to appoint lawyer in rape case
December 08, 2016
Court to appoint lawyer in rape case
A MAN scheduled to stand trial in less than three months in the rape of a 17-year-old American girl in San Salvador will receive a court-appointed lawyer to represent him against the allegations.
Lawyers ask court to acquit brothers of rape
December 02, 2016
Lawyers ask court to acquit brothers of rape
Lawyers defending three brothers accused of raping a woman to whom they had offered a ride urged a Supreme Court to acquit them yesterday.
Lawyer Michael Kemp found dead on West Bay Street
November 18, 2016
Lawyer Michael Kemp found dead on West Bay Street
PROMINENT Attorney Michael Kemp collapsed and died on Thursday night on West Bay Street in what police have described as a "sudden death".
November 17, 2016
Lawyer says firearms charge for pair is close to 'persecution'
A LAWYER yesterday denounced the intended prosecution of a 52-year-old man and a minor on firearm related charges notwithstanding that the admitted offender took responsibility for the crimes during an arraignment in Magistrate's Court yesterday.
Murder case adjourned due to lawyer's absence
November 09, 2016
Murder case adjourned due to lawyer's absence
A defense lawyer's illness has delayed the progress of a murder and attempted murder trial.
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