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Grand Bahamian rates as Florida Super Lawyer
Grand Bahamian rates as Florida Super Lawyer
Roig Lawyers, a minority-owned multi-practice litigation law firm in Deerfield Beach, is dedicated to serving clients across six offices throughout Florida. Last week they announced that partner, Stephen G. Mellor, a Bahamian living in the US with his family...
Lawyer for police 'looks to quash' Azario ruling
Lawyer for police 'looks to quash' Azario ruling
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday that the lawyer of the police officers involved in the killing of Azario Major had asked the Supreme Court to quash the finding of a Coroner's Court inquest.
Lawyer: 'We're going to fight' as OAG pulls settlement
ROMONA Farquharson Seymour said the Office of the Attorney General has rescinded its offer to settle Corrections Commissioner Charles Murphy's lawsuit against the government, declaring: "We're gonna fight."
Woman alleging rape and assault by MP retains lawyer
Woman alleging rape and assault by MP retains lawyer
THE woman who alleges she was raped and assaulted by a sitting Member of Parliament has retained a lawyer.
Court to appoint lawyer in sex case
Court to appoint lawyer in sex case
A MAN seeking to challenge the sentence he received after he was convicted of having sex with a minor five years ago will receive a court-appointed lawyer for his appeal application.
Relatively smooth VAT transition, says lawyer
Relatively smooth VAT transition, says lawyer
The recent implementation of value-added tax (VAT) and the relatively smooth transition by local businesses may send an encouraging message to potential investors given the implications of the tax on the country's macroeconomic health, according to a leading attorney.
Lawyers angry over DPP's expat hirings
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...
Bar Council: Why hire foreign lawyers for prosecutor posts
THE Bahamas Bar Council wants the director of public prosecutions to justify the hiring of two foreign lawyers to top-level posts at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and is not inclined to give the lawyers entry into the Bahamas Bar without adequate justification, The Tribune understands.
Leading enviromental lawyer pleads 'Don't' take away your rights to be consulted'
Leading environmental attorney and consultant Romi Ferreira tells members of Sunrise Rotary a proposed new Planning and Subdivison Act 2015 that would replace the 2010 legislation would strip away the rights of Bahamians to be consulted or to see information pertaining to proposed developments even in their own back yard.
Remarks by the Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson Q.C Attorney General at the International Federation of Women Lawyers Installation Luncheon
I am pleased to be in the company of such distinguished women who represent our country so well as members of the International Federation of Women Lawyers. I am honoured to have been invited to address you on this auspicious occasion.