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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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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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October 05, 2017
Court-appointed lawyer for man challenging 30-year sentence

A MAN seeking to challenge his 30-year sentence for manslaughter in connection with a fatal stabbing incident that occurred in 2013 will receive a court-appointed lawyer for his appeal application.

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October 02, 2017
Backpay demand for AG's lawyers

LAWYERS in the Office of the Attorney General haven't received increments and salary increases in accordance with the industrial agreement the government signed with the Bahamas Public Service Union in 2013 and they've now taken their fight for what they believe is owed them to the Office of the Prime MInister...

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September 01, 2017
Lawyer accuses RBDF of false arrest and intimidation

ATTORNEY Sherita Forbes has accused the Royal Bahamas Defence Force of falsely arresting, detaining and intimidating her at the RBDF's Coral Harbour base as she attempted to counsel a marine who requested representation after he was relieved of duties and taken into custody before the force's Intelligence Unit.

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August 28, 2017
Aviation Lawyer Boyer-Cartwright: 'Sign Cape Town Treaty to Enable In't Airline Registry for Bahamas While Industry Booming'

The Bahamas is well poised to becoming the world?s newest international aircraft registry, a move that holds ?immeasurable long-term economic benefits,? according to a leading aviation attorney...

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August 08, 2017
'Nation-builder and lawyer' Sir Geoffrey Johnstone dies

FUNERAL services for Bahamian politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone, who died in Doctors Hospital early Friday morning, will be held on Saturday, August 12, at 11am at St Andrew's Presbyterian Kirk, Princes Street.

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August 04, 2017
Former politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone dies age 89

FORMER Bahamian politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone died in Doctor's Hospital in the early hours of Friday morning. He would have been 90 years old next month.

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August 08, 2017
Callenders Maritime Lawyer' Bahamas Can Regain Shipping Registry Prominence with 2 Key Measures, We must ask ourselves why are we sliding instead of climbing'

A maritime attorney with a leading law firm says The Bahamas is only steps away from regaining its position as one of the world?s most respected and sought after shipping registries...

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July 07, 2017
Lawyer Requests More Time To Prepare Murder Appeal

A LAWYER representing a man who wishes to contest his murder conviction asked the Court of Appeal for additional time to prepare for the formal appeal.Rolin Alexis, 26, appeared in the Appeal Court yesterday for the expected substantive hearing conc

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June 30, 2017
Lawyer appointed for appeal in murder case

A man who is seeking to challenge a Supreme Court jury's verdict concerning the murder of a Cash for Gold employee has been appointed a lawyer by the Court of Appeal for his appeal application. The Tribune understands that attorney Christina Galanos

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June 21, 2017
Lawyer To Be Appointed For Man Contesting Murder Conviction

A MAN who wishes to challenge a Supreme Court jury's verdict concerning the murder of a Cash for Gold employee will receive a court-appointed lawyer for his appeal application.

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April 20, 2017
Criminal libel case is dropped against lawyer

CRIMINAL libel proceedings were discontinued against a lawyer in Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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April 20, 2017
AG nolles lawyer's libel case

One week after attorney Maria Daxon challenged the constitutionality of the criminal libel laws, the attorney general yesterday discontinued the case against her.
Daxon, who was fired from the Royal Bahamas Police Force in 2015, had been accused of publishing defamatory statements about the police commissioner and a now retired assistant commissioner.
Daxon, 50, of Pinewood Gardens, was charged wi...

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April 12, 2017
Archer's lawyers given one week for Supreme Court bid

LAWYERS for Omar Archer Sr were given one week to file a formal challenge in the Supreme Court concerning the constitutionality of the criminal libel charge against him.

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March 28, 2017
Keod Smith given extra week to find lawyer

KEOD Smith has been given an additional week to find counsel to represent him in committal proceedings arising from legal cost hearings that stemmed from a recusal application in which the attorney accused a Supreme Court judge of bias.

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March 28, 2017
Smith gets more time to find lawyer

An attorney who could be imprisoned if found guilty of contempt, was yesterday given more time to find a lawyer to represent him during the hearing.
Justice Rhonda Bain last Wednesday gave Keod Smith two days to instruct counsel with respect to his failure to appear before the registrar to determine his ability to pay costs awarded to Save The Bays in 2014.
However, the judge adopted a softer tone...

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January 19, 2011
Halsbury Chambers Lawyers Return from Top Legal Conference

HALSBURY CHAMBERS AT HOUSTON CONFERENCE -- With fewer than 100 of the world's top law firms represented among the selective membership of the International Lawyers Network (ILN), the prestigious body welcomed two attorneys from Nassau-based Halsbury Chambers law offices to its annual regional conference in Houston, Texas. Halsbury Chambers is the only Bahamian firm invited into membership of the I...

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January 20, 2011
Chief Justice urges more lawyers to settle cases out of court

By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

FREEPORT - Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett is urging lawyers to cooperate with each other with a view to settling more matters out of court.

Sir Michael made this statement while addressing the Grand Bahama legal fraternity on Wednesday to mark the opening of the new legal year.

He said lawyers must consider the interests...

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January 21, 2011
Lawyer: AG's Office should not be named in Grant-Bethell case

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG)?should not be named as a respondent in the judicial review hearing that is examining the application process for the post of director of public prosecutions, according to attorney Brian Simms, QC.
Simms represents the OAG in the action filed by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl Grant-Bethell, who is challenging a decision to pass her over for th...

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