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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

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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.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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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October 31, 2017
Lawyer seeks to halt fraud trial

A man has asked the Court of Appeal to halt his fraud prosecution for allegedly submitting fake credentials to be called to the Bahamas Bar in 2013. Disbarment proceedings in The Bahamas and the United Kingdom were commenced against Shavon Bethel after it was revealed [...]
The post Lawyer seeks to halt fraud trial appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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October 27, 2017
Trust your lawyer, convicted killer urged

THE COURT of Appeal's president has urged a man convicted of murdering a former CARIFTA medalist to "trust" his legal representatives after he requested the court's assistance in appointing an attorney to represent him for the second time.

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October 27, 2017
Hundreds register for lawyer convention in Freeport

THE president of the International Federation of Women Lawyers said that over 200 delegates have registered to attend the upcoming 36th Triennial International Convention in Freeport next week.The convention takes place November 13-17 at the Grand Lu

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October 30, 2017
Callenders Maritime lawyer to LJM Conference 'Bahamas has potential to be hemisphere leader as maritime one stop shop

Syneisha Bootle, AA., LLB (Hons.), LLM (Dist.) maritime specialist with Callenders & Co. law firm, told delegates at the LJM Maritime Academy Conference last week The Bahamas has the potential to become the Western Hemisphere leader as a maritime one stop shop...

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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 [...]
The post Bahamian lawyer disbarred in the UK appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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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...

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