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Disbarred lawyer's plea ends in arrest
October 24, 2010
Disbarred lawyer's plea ends in arrest
A disbarred attorney's application to be reinstated by the Bahamas Bar Association ended in his arrest outside the Supreme Court building in Bank Lane yesterday.
Leon Smith had gone to the Bar Association seeking to be reinstated after he was disbarred in 2004, presenting the missing accounting for $400,000 which had been missing from the previous tribunal and resulted in him being fined and st...
Several AG's Office lawyers call in sick
October 25, 2010
Several AG's Office lawyers call in sick
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Staff Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
WHILE several lawyers attached to the Attorney General's Office called in sick yesterday, it remains unclear if this was connected to the mould problem that persists in the Post Office building.
Sources close to the matter claimed that as many as 17 lawyers failed to turn up. Attorney General John Delaney could not verify th...
NO ACTION AGAINST LAWYERS ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT
October 26, 2010
NO ACTION AGAINST LAWYERS ACCUSED OF MISCONDUCT
By MEGAN REYNOLDS
Tribune Staff Reporter
mreynolds@tribunemedia.net
LAYWERS criticised for serious misconduct in a 2003 Supreme Court ruling appear to have escaped disciplinary action from the Bar Association, as transcripts from the trial have not yet been received.
Senior Justice John Lyons accused lawyer Derrence Rolle and James Thompson of serious misconduct and wasting court time as they ...
Lawyer sought in church theft probe
October 29, 2010
Lawyer sought in church theft probe
Police want to question lawyer Romeo Ramsey about a theft complaint from a church, The Nassau Guardian has confirmed.
Officers from the Commercial Crimes Section of the Central Detective Unit want to question Ramsey about the alleged theft of more than $200,000 from a church on Farrington Road, said Superintendent Leon, the commanding officer of the Central Detective Unit.
Supt. Bethell confirmed ...
LAWYER ACCUSED OF WITHHOLDING MONEY
October 29, 2010
LAWYER ACCUSED OF WITHHOLDING MONEY
By MEGAN REYNOLDS
Tribune Staff Reporter
mreynolds@tribunemedia.net
AN EXUMA lawyer has been accused of withholding more than $20,000 from her client after selling his property in 2008.
Roshar Brown, formerly of RG Brown and Co in Hooper's Bay, Exuma, has until Monday to respond to a Supreme Court writ of summons in which she is accused of failing to pay her client Laven Delwood Hall after tak...
Lawyers debate timing of judicial review application
October 29, 2010
Lawyers debate timing of judicial review application
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Staff Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
A HEARING over a judicial review application brought on behalf of business owners affected by road works on the Baillou Hill Road and Market Street corridors continued as lawyers made submissions on whether or not the application had been brought too late.
Attorney General John Delaney, who is representing Public Works and T...
Lawyer accused of withholding money
November 02, 2010
Lawyer accused of withholding money
An Exuma lawyer has been accused of withholding more than $20,000 from her client after selling his property in 2008.
Roshar Brown, formerly of RG Brown and Co in Hooper's Bay, Exuma, has until Monday to respond to a Supreme Court writ of summons in which she is accused of failing to pay her client Laven Delwood Hall after taking money for his property.
July 09, 2018
Lawyer upset over viral video of argument at Exuma airport
FORMER Supreme Court justice and Exuma MP Elliot Lockhart has vowed to take the government to task after a video recording of him at an Exuma airport went viral.In the video, Mr Lockhart gets into a brief argument with a police officer that escalates...
June 20, 2018
Lawyer says witness had more reason to kill murder victim
THE Crown's key witness in a murder trial had more of a grudge to bear against the deceased or his older brother as opposed to the accused in the matter, an attorney for the accused argued yesterday.Jamean Johnson is charged with abetment to both mur
Lawyers must act as financial institutions
May 17, 2018
Lawyers must act as financial institutions
UNDER the updated Financial Transactions Reporting Act (FTRA) lawyers will be treated as "financial institutions", Attorney General Carl Bethel told the Bahamas Bar Association yesterday.During his speech, Mr Bethel reiterated that in an evaluation t
May 17, 2018
Lawyer suggests a minister might be required to testify in Smith's case
The trial of former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Senator Frank Smith took a dramatic twist yesterday afternoon after his lawyer suggested a current government minister might be required to testify. Keith Knight, QC, made the revelation after informing the court that he received a statement [...]
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Lawyer claims 'irregularities' in murder plea
May 09, 2018
Lawyer claims 'irregularities' in murder plea
A lawyer yesterday highlighted "irregularities" in a judge's handling of a man's guilty plea during an appearance at the Court of Appeal. Roger Gomez Jr. is representing Moses Morris, who pleaded guilty to the 2015 murder of retired British Dr. Harry Geoffrey Harding. Harding, who [...]
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Lawyer found in contempt in murder case
May 02, 2018
Lawyer found in contempt in murder case
ATTORNEY Geoffrey Farquharson was found in contempt of court after repeated loud outbursts as the prosecution addressed members of the jury hearing a double murder and armed robbery trial in Grand Bahama.
Lawyers criticise photo evidence in WSC theft case
April 18, 2018
Lawyers criticise photo evidence in WSC theft case
ATTORNEYS for three Water and Sewerage Corporation employees yesterday challenged the claims that another employee's cellphone pictures of a fire hydrant in a property off Carmichael Road were the ones used to incriminate their clients for allegedly stealing the item.
Ambitious lawyers stir up trouble over Supreme Court
April 16, 2018
Ambitious lawyers stir up trouble over Supreme Court
Dear Editor, In his play "Macbeth", William Shakespeare told the story about how unbridled ambition on the part of politicians often leads to their ruin. It can cost the best and the brightest to get ahead of themselves or, to use the native vernacular, to [...]
April 12, 2018
Lawyer insists client did not kill or rob Deadman's Cay couple
In a lengthy opening address in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, a lawyer for one of three men accused of double murder insisted his client did not kill or rob the Deadman's Reef couple found brutally murdered at their Grand Bahama residence in September 2015.
Lawyers' chief: We're under attack
March 29, 2018
Lawyers' chief: We're under attack
INCENSED over protracted delay in the appointment of a substantive chief justice, the Bahamas Bar Association yesterday suggested the constant undermining of democracy has pushed the country to an existential and constitutional crisis.
Lawyers file writ to free limbo inmate
March 23, 2018
Lawyers file writ to free limbo inmate
THE 42-year-old schizophrenic man jailed for nearly four years without charge, will finally get his day in court next month.
March 07, 2018
Court to appoint lawyer as man appeals over girlfriend39s murder
A MAN seeking to challenge his half-century sentence for murdering his 15-year-old girlfriend at a sports bar in Grand Bahama four years ago will receive a court-appointed lawyer for his appeal application.Appellate Justices Stella Crane Scott, Roy J
February 28, 2018
Lawyer questions absence of DNA evidence at murder scene
DNA from none of the five co-defendants was found at the murder scene in Deadman's Reef, the Supreme Court heard on Tuesday as a defence counsel continued his questioning of a lead police investigator in the case...
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