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Fake lawyer who smuggled drugs is jailed
February 17, 2021
Fake lawyer who smuggled drugs is jailed
A 25-year-old woman who pretended to be a lawyer so she could smuggle a cell phone and more than $2,000 worth of marijuana into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for an inmate was yesterday sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Lawyer hits back - 'I'm no one's prophylactic'
November 24, 2020
Lawyer hits back - 'I'm no one's prophylactic'
ATTORNEY Michael Scott has rejected assertions he is in a conflicted position after his law firm filed a writ alleging Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest "conspired" to defraud Sky Bahamas' financier of almost $27m by way of sham loans...
January 12, 2012
Bar president: 131 complaints against lawyers last year
The Bahamas Bar Association's Ethics Committee received 131 complaints last year, which resulted in several lawyer suspensions, the association's president revealed yesterday.
Ruth Bowe-Darville, who was speaking yesterday during the first sitting of the Supreme Court, which marked the official opening of the legal year, said the Bar Association is continuing its efforts to rehabilitate and repair...
High honor for Higgs Johnson lawyer
December 09, 2014
High honor for Higgs Johnson lawyer
Higgs & Johnson is pleased to announce that its partner, Surinder Deal received the 2014 TerraLex "Lawyer of the Year" award during a global gathering of more than 150 member firm lawyers. TerraLex is a leading association of independent law firms made up of a worldwide network of 15,000 attorneys in more than 155 top independent law firms, located in 100 countries. Higgs & Johnson is a proud memb...
Lawyers angry over DPP's expat hirings
June 19, 2019
Lawyers angry over DPP's expat hirings
THE Judicial and Legal Services Commission has appointed a Nigerian and a Ugandan to top level positions at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...
Bahamian lawyer disbarred in the UK
October 17, 2017
Bahamian lawyer disbarred in the UK
A Bahamian lawyer has formally been disbarred after losing an appeal at the High Court in the United Kingdom last week. The Bar Standards Board (BSB) took action against Shavon Bethel in 2015 after it emerged that he had falsely claimed to be awarded an [...]
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Pay row lawyer fears for job
October 17, 2017
Pay row lawyer fears for job
A PROSECUTOR in the Office of the Attorney General says her outspoken pursuit of money allegedly owed to her has put her job in jeopardy...
Lawyers Fight Over Documents Disclosure
January 31, 2020
Lawyers Fight Over Documents Disclosure
ATTORNEYS representing the government in a judicial review centred on shanty town demolition have insisted the state "has nothing to hide" while asking the court to deny a request for numerous documents to be submitted, including those that could expose sensitive Cabinet discussions...
January 31, 2020
Lawyers for shantytown residents seek more evidence from govt
Residences in a shantytown at All Saints Way. FILESupreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson will rule February 11 on whether the attorneys for shantytown residents will be permitted more discovery evidence from the government. The announcement came yesterday during a hearing to review an injunction, which was implemented in 2018, preventing the government from [...]
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Fake lawyer loses legal battle
January 31, 2020
Fake lawyer loses legal battle
The Court of Appeal has quashed a 2013 decision that compelled the Bahamas Bar Council to issue a certificate of good standing and identification card to a fake lawyer. Shavon Bethel applied for judicial review over the council's refusal to issue him the documents after [...]
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February 03, 2020
Fake lawyer reprimanded for claims based on 'dishonesty'
THE Court of Appeal has chastised a fake attorney for asking it to dismiss the Bahamas Bar Council's attempts to overturn a judge's order that he be given legal credentials, when that very order was based on his own "dishonesty".
February 05, 2020
Lawyer urges jurors to clear man of Valentine39s Day killing
THE lawyer for a man accused of killing his godmother on Valentine's Day three years ago in Grand Bahama urged jurors not to convict him, saying police investigations were not thorough.
Top lawyer: government stalling over FOIA
September 16, 2014
Top lawyer: government stalling over FOIA
Save the Bay?s legal director calls proposed 2016 date unacceptable, says public demands government transparency and accountability now...
Senior lawyer sets sights high, predicts new era for law firms with single specialization
September 02, 2020
Senior lawyer sets sights high, predicts new era for law firms with single specialization
Bahamian Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright Launches Region’s 1st Aviation Law Firm...
January 04, 2012
Bar Council Defers Disbarred Lawyer's Readmission Request
The Bahamas Bar Council has deferred its decision on disbarred lawyer Leon Smith's application to practice again. Smith was disbarred in 2001 after $400,000 reportedly went missing from a client's account. Smith applied for readmission in 2008 and once again in October last year.?
August 21, 2020
Teen who was sentenced to three months in prison freed after lawyers pay his fine
An 18-year-old student, who was sentenced to three months in prison because he couldn't pay a $500 fine for breaking the emergency orders, was freed on Thursday after a coalition of lawyers paid his fine. Deon Duverny spent more than a week in custody after police arrested him after 10 p.m. on August 10 for violating the lockdown aimed ...
COVID TAKES HIGH TOLL ON MARRIAGE: Lawyers report surge in couples looking to divorce after lockdown
August 14, 2020
COVID TAKES HIGH TOLL ON MARRIAGE: Lawyers report surge in couples looking to divorce after lockdown
PROMINENT attorneys yesterday revealed "a tremendous increase" in divorce cases coming before them following the end of the first COVID-19 nationwide lockdown...
Lawyer critical of government's crime response
October 10, 2011
Lawyer critical of government's crime response
Harsher penal sanctions will not affect the crime rate, according to a defense lawyer.
Elsworth Johnson said the government has displayed its "panic mode" with the attitude that "if they can hang somebody and institute harsher penalties they will solve crime".
Johnson said in some instances politicians are encroaching on constitutional rights of citizens, but "they don't care".
Johnson, who is the...
Lawyer denies obstruction of justice charge
July 27, 2020
Lawyer denies obstruction of justice charge
A lawyer is facing an obstruction of justice charge in connection with a conversation he allegedly had with a sitting judge in relation to a matter she was hearing. Prosecutors allege that 61-year-old Philip Lundy threatened, intimidated or restrained Justice Ruth Bowe-Darville on account of
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ParrisWhittaker Partner Appointed VP for Americas of the Association Of European Lawyers Board of Directors
July 13, 2020
ParrisWhittaker Partner Appointed VP for Americas of the Association Of European Lawyers Board of Directors
The entire team at ParrisWhittaker is elated to announce that Jacy Whittaker has been named VP for Americas of the Association of European Attorneys Board of Directors...
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