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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...
Court to appoint appeal lawyer
February 22, 2018
Court to appoint appeal lawyer
A MAN seeking to challenge his 40 year sentence for murdering a retired 88-year-old Canadian physician on a Family Island three years ago will receive a court appointed lawyer for his appeal application. Moses Morris stood before appellate Justices
Lawyer claims shotgun in court not one in video
February 20, 2018
Lawyer claims shotgun in court not one in video
THE murder and armed robbery trial of three men - Paul Belizaire, Devaughn Hall, and Kevin Dames - continued on Monday in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama.
Lawyer appointed for murder convict
January 31, 2018
Lawyer appointed for murder convict
A murder convict who escaped police custody while awaiting sentencing is appealing his conviction and sentence. Court-assigned attorney Jairam Mangra appeared in the appellate court yesterday with Ormand Leon, whose appeal has been set for March 28. Leon was sentenced to 41 years, six months, [...]
Lawyers gridlocked over Jean-Charles
February 10, 2018
Lawyers gridlocked over Jean-Charles
Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hilton yesterday granted the Office of the Attorney General and counsel representing Jean Rony Jean-Charles more time to come to an agreement in fast-tracking the high-profile matter to the Court of Appeal. The stay application hearing, which had been delayed and [...]
February 06, 2018
RBDF 'chased' Jean-Charles' lawyers, affidavit alleges
Attorneys representing Jean Rony Jean-Charles said yesterday that Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) officers in unmarked cars chased them from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre and they now are in fear for their and their families' lives. The allegations were made in two separate affidavits [...]
Lawyer accuses police of beating
January 26, 2018
Lawyer accuses police of beating
THE attorney for one of three men accused of murdering a 58-year-old man in the Rock Crusher area on Friday yesterday lashed out at the "criminal behaviour" of officers at the Central Detective Unit...
Lawyer questions missing footage in murder case
January 24, 2018
Lawyer questions missing footage in murder case
AFTER a month-long break, the trial of three young men accused of robbing and fatally shooting a husband and wife in Deadman's Reef resumed in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama yesterday.
Leading Lawyers Set to Open New Law Firm
December 27, 2017
Leading Lawyers Set to Open New Law Firm
Providence Law, a new full-service commercial law firm consisting of a team of experienced and highly-skilled legal professionals, will commence operation on 1 January 2018.
Lawyers file new writs for detainees
December 13, 2017
Lawyers file new writs for detainees
A high-profile team of lawyers filed applications for habeas corpus writs in the Supreme Court yesterday over the detention of three more men at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.
Lawyers support Smith on Detention Centre access
December 07, 2017
Lawyers support Smith on Detention Centre access
TOP lawyers yesterday came to attorney Fred Smith's defence after he was thrown out of the Detention Centre on Monday and denied access to his client.
Court to appoint lawyer in teen sex assault case
November 28, 2017
Court to appoint lawyer in teen sex assault case
THE SON of former Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes will receive a court-appointed lawyer to appeal his prison sentence for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl entrusted to his wife's care, The Tribune understands.Officials at the Court of Appea
November 09, 2017
Argument breaks out as lawyer accuses witness of being a liar
A WAR of words erupted in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama on Wednesday between witness Allan Alcime and a defence attorney after the former was accused of being a liar and making up a story about being at the scene of the deadly shooting and home i
November 09, 2017
Argument breaks out as lawyer accuses witness of being a liar
A WAR of words erupted in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama on Wednesday between witness Allan Alcime and a defence attorney after the former was accused of being a liar and making up a story about being at the scene of the deadly shooting and home i
Nygard lawyers argue judge showed bias
November 07, 2017
Nygard lawyers argue judge showed bias
LEGAL counsel for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard yesterday maintained the position that Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Bain demonstrated bias in her order concerning illegal dredging near his property in Lyford Cay.
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