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September 13, 2016
Denial of application for foreign lawyer defended by Bar Association
BAHAMAS Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson yesterday defended the self-regulating body against criticisms of its decision to deny an application by the Bahamian law firm representing Sarkis Izmirlian to bring in a foreign lawyer to join their legal team.
September 02, 2016
UPDATED: Lawyer granted bail after being charged with 'defaming' top police officers
UPDATE: A DAY after being charged with intentional libel of two senior police officials, Maria Daxon was granted bail on Friday morning in the Supreme Court.
Lawyer warns on Goodman social media commentary
September 05, 2016
Lawyer warns on Goodman social media commentary
A VETERAN lawyer yesterday called on critics of the recent decision for Kofhe Goodman to be retried concerning the murder of 11-year-old Marco Archer to read the entire Court of Appeal judgment before their hasty actions and angry comments result in a permanent stay of a retrial.
Lawyer is charged for 'defaming' top police officers
September 02, 2016
Lawyer is charged for 'defaming' top police officers
A LAWYER found herself in Magistrate's Court yesterday accused of defaming two of the most senior ranked officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Lawyer charged with libel
September 02, 2016
Lawyer charged with libel
A lawyer who was fired from the Royal Bahamas Police Force last year has been accused of publishing defamatory statements about the police commissioner and an assistant commissioner.
Lawyers outraged at push on liberalization of bar
July 14, 2016
Lawyers outraged at push on liberalization of bar
A survey on the liberalization of the bar sought by the Bahamas Bar Association's (BBA) Financial Service Group (FSG), and the group's request to meet with the Bahamas Bar Council (BBC) on the issue, has sparked fresh outrage in some quarters of the legal profession, reigniting public debate on the question of allowing foreign lawyers a freer rein in the local market.
The question of the liberaliz...
July 26, 2016
Prosecutor challenges Vasyli lawyers over appeal basis
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin yesterday challenged a woman's belief that a jury may not have convicted her of murdering her millionaire husband if the judge had directed the panel to her lack of antecedents on the day the unanimous guilty verdict was returned.
July 13, 2016
Bahamian is recognized again as Super Lawyer second straight year
Stephen G. Mellor, a partner in the Deerfield Beach office of ROIG Lawyers, and has been selected for the second consecutive year to the Super Lawyers 2016 Florida Rising Stars list.
Sentencing of killers delayed by absent lawyer
June 15, 2016
Sentencing of killers delayed by absent lawyer
THE sentencing of a couple convicted of having a role in killing businessman Kurt McCartney did not proceed yesterday due to a lawyer's absence.
May 13, 2016
Lawyer warns Cabbage Beach dispute is 'far from over'
THE ongoing dispute over an easement giving beach vendors access to Cabbage Beach is "far from over," lawyer for the Cabbage Beach Business Owners Association Halston Moultrie said yesterday.
Lawyer: Accused in BEC bribe case is scapegoat
April 29, 2016
Lawyer: Accused in BEC bribe case is scapegoat
THE lawyer for accused bribe taker Freddie Solomon Ramsey told a Supreme Court jury on Friday that his client is nothing more than a scapegoat in the Alstom SA/BEC bribery scheme.
April 21, 2016
Lawyers were charged with offences that did not exist
SIX months after bringing charges against a lawyer who denied accusations of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice, the Crown was compelled to concede yesterday that the charges were a nullity.
Delay to find lawyer
April 13, 2016
Delay to find lawyer
A MAN was told by a judge yesterday that he has three weeks to find legal representation before the court proceeds with setting a date for trial in his murder case.
April 08, 2016
Judge doubts lawyer's reason for no-show in Deputy PM robbery case
A JUDGE admitted her scepticism of the explanation given by a lawyer as to why he could not appear for a status hearing yesterday concerning his clients who stand trial next month charged with the robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis' home.
April 08, 2016
Fred Mitchell brushes off lawyer's possible bid for Fox Hill seat
FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday brushed off reports that lawyer Fred Smith was considering a 2017 election bid in his constituency.
April 08, 2016
Mitchell Hits Back at Save The Bay's Lawyers Over Parliamentary Privilege
FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday rebuked attempts by Save The Bays' lawyers and attorney Fred Smith to question members of Parliament about the leak of its emails in the House of Assembly, or legally suppress information, in a letter to House Speak Dr. Kendal Major.
Lawyer calls for CLICO investigation
April 05, 2016
Lawyer calls for CLICO investigation
The government must find a way to pay all CLICO policyholders in full and avoid this issue from reoccurring in the future, according to attorney Paul Moss, who represents several CLICO policyholders who have waited to get paid since the insurance company shut down nearly 10 years ago.
April 04, 2016
Lawyer seeks info from Fitzgerald, Miller on data disclosures
The attorney for Fred Smith, QC, and Zack Bacon, the brother of Lyford Cay resident Louis Bacon, has written Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald and Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller seeking their assistance in determining the source of certain information on Save The Bays (STB) revealed in the House of Assembly last month.
April 03, 2016
Johnson hopes stronger law would weed out rogue lawyers
Proposed amendments to the Legal Profession Act will increase sanctions against "the few lawyers who have wreaked havoc on the profession", according to Bahamas Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson.
Lawyers probe email 'leak'
March 31, 2016
Lawyers probe email 'leak'
The attorney representing Zack Bacon, the brother of billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon, and Fred Smith, QC, wrote Data Protection Commissioner Sharmie Farrington-Austin yesterday advising that his firm is conducting an examination of the "unauthorized disclosure" of their clients' personal emails.
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