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Veteran Lawyer To Act As Supreme Court Judge
October 15, 2012
Veteran Lawyer To Act As Supreme Court Judge
Veteran attorney Wayne Munroe is scheduled to begin an acting appointment to the Supreme Court bench today, The Nassau Guardian has confirmed.
Lawyer Released From Prison, Ordered To Repay Client
October 15, 2012
Lawyer Released From Prison, Ordered To Repay Client
A magistrate on Thursday released attorney Sonia Serrette from prison on the condition she repays a client she stole $100,000 from.
September 27, 2012
Lawyer Promises To Repay Stolen Money, Remains in Prison
A magistrate yesterday refused to release a lawyer from prison to allow her to make restitution to a retired client from whom she stole almost $100,000.
September 18, 2012
Callenders Lawyer To Attend Int'l Aircraft Summit In Aruba
Nassau, Bahamas - Callenders & Co. senior associate Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright has been selected to attend the 2nd annual AeroPodium summit in Aruba September 20-21, a gathering of the top authorities, experts and officials in the offshore registration of aircraft and air safety.
September 18, 2012
Callenders Lawyer to Attend Int'l Aircraft Summit in Aruba
Callenders & Co. senior associate Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright has been selected to attend the 2nd annual AeroPodium summit in Aruba September 20-21, a gathering of the top authorities, experts and officials in the offshore registration of aircraft and air safety.
Cutlass Victim Tells Lawyer She Has Screw Loose
September 07, 2012
Cutlass Victim Tells Lawyer She Has Screw Loose
A man testifying in Supreme Court about an attack on his life by a cutlass-wielding man told the defending attorney cross-examining him yesterday that she had a screw loose in her head.
Cutlass Suspect Missing Lawyer
September 04, 2012
Cutlass Suspect Missing Lawyer
A man on trial in connection with a cutlass attack on another man said he has not seen or heard from his lawyer since December last year.
Lawyer Claims Newspaper Committed Libel In Article
August 29, 2012
Lawyer Claims Newspaper Committed Libel In Article
A lawyers, suspended from his legal practice for two months by the Court of Appeal, is suing a local daily for publishing a story he claims has defamed him.
June 11, 2012
Callenders Lawyer Outlines 3-Step Process for Int'l Aircraft Registry
Callenders & Co. Senior Associate Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, a former commercial jet pilot and the first Bahamian to be admitted to the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association, today outlined a three-step process he says could pave the way for the establishment of an aircraft registry in The Bahamas.
Major Regional Honour for Bahamian Lawyer
May 09, 2012
Major Regional Honour for Bahamian Lawyer
Environmental attorney, consultant and popular TV morning show host Romauld 'Romi' Ferreira has been selected by CARICOM as an environmental legal expert to help develop a legal framework for the energy sector in eight countries in the Caribbean, including a model for laws governing renewable energy.
Union engages lawyers amid Atlantis debacle
January 19, 2012
Union engages lawyers amid Atlantis debacle
Executives of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) have engaged lawyers to ensure the rights of its members employed at Atlantis are upheld.
The BHCAWU said it will do everything in its power to ensure that the more than 7,000 jobs are secure, following the decision by lender Brookfield Asset Management to pull out of a debt-for-equity swap with Kerzner International.
January 05, 2012
Lawyer seeks rejection of extradition request for accused drug traffickers
A lawyer yesterday tried to convince a magistrate to reject an extradition request for accused drug traffickers.
January 04, 2012
Bar Council Defers Disbarred Lawyer's Readmission Request
The Bahamas Bar Council has deferred its decision on disbarred lawyer Leon Smith's application to practice again. Smith was disbarred in 2001 after $400,000 reportedly went missing from a client's account. Smith applied for readmission in 2008 and once again in October last year.?
October 20, 2011
Colin Callender QC elected Director of International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Colin E. Callender, QC, managing partner of The Bahamas? oldest law firm, Callenders & Co., was elected a Director of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) at the prestigious Academy's annual meeting in New York recently, becoming one of only five attorneys in the world outside the United States to hold a current directorship.
October 19, 2011
Colin Callender, QC, Elected Director of International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Colin E. Callender, QC, managing partner of The Bahamas' oldest law firm, Callenders & Co., was elected a Director of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) at the prestigious Academy's annual meeting in New York recently, becoming one of only five attorneys in the world outside the United States to hold a current directorship.
Bahamas Urged: Follow China on Foriegn Lawyers
September 19, 2011
Bahamas Urged: Follow China on Foriegn Lawyers
THE BAHAMAS must take a leaf out of China and Barbados's play book when it comes to foreign investment openness, a leading accountant said yesterday, adding that through providing a platform for foreign law firms had helped both nations grow.
Lawyer Accused Of Stealing By Reason Of Service
July 02, 2011
Lawyer Accused Of Stealing By Reason Of Service
A LAWYER was arraigned before a Magistrate's Court yesterday on charges of stealing by reason of service and fraudulent breach of trust.
Ralph Jan Ward appeared before Magistrate Guillimina Archer in Court 10, Nassau Street. He is accused of stealing property worth $61,750 on September 6, 2010 which he had access to through his services.
He is also accused of misusing the funds entrusted to ...
Lawyer admits stealing by reason of service
July 21, 2011
Lawyer admits stealing by reason of service
A LAWYER appeared at the Supreme Court yesterday and admitted stealing by reason of service and fraudulent breach of trust. Ralph Jan Ward, 49, pleaded guilty to taking $47,500 from Scotia Bank Limited between January 24, 2007, and April 16, 2007, through his services.
Lawyer: Woman killed husband in self defense
July 20, 2011
Lawyer: Woman killed husband in self defense
The lawyer for a woman accused of the murder of her husband yesterday told a Supreme Court jury that she acted in self defense. During his opening address, Murrio Ducille -- who appears for Marsha Lewis on trial for the June 7, 2010 murder of Selvin Lewis -- said the law allows everyone to protect himself or herself, or others when threatened.
Jury chosen in trial of lawyer accused of theft
July 19, 2011
Jury chosen in trial of lawyer accused of theft
Testimony is expected to begin on Thursday in the trial of an attorney accused of stealing by reason of service and fraudulent breach of trust. Ralph Jan Ward is accused of stealing property worth $47,500 from Scotiabank Bahamas Limited between January 24, 2007 and April 16, 2007, which he had access to by reason of service.
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