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A magistrate launched legal action yesterday for wrongful arrest against the Attorney-General and a police officer. Khamisi Tokunbo filed a writ against the Commissioner of Police last year, but the Supreme Court heard yesterday that he wanted to ame...

A man jailed for killing a star footballer has argued in the island’s highest court of appeal in London that he was convicted on evidence that should not have been allowed. Devon Hewey was sentenced to life behind bars in 2013 with co-accused Jay Dil...

Counsel for a man accused of the gun murder of a man as he left a Christmas party appealed to a jury yesterday to scrutinise the evidence and weigh the motivations of witnesses. Charles Richardson, who appeared for defendant Taaj Muhammad, said the e...

A 51-year-old man was banned from the roads for two years and hit with a $2,000 fine after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm by careless driving. Magistrates’ Court heard that Paul DeCouto was driving a car on Stowe Hill, Paget as a motorcycle...

A friendly society has lost a legal battle to offer its members car insurance after a judge ruled their $20m compensation case had no chance in court. Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden said in a February 10 judgment the Bentley Friendly Society had adopte...

A particle that could have been produced by gunfire was found by investigators in the pocket of a sweatshirt linked to a man accused of murder. The Supreme Court heard from Tarah Helsel, an expert from Pennsylvania-based RJ Lee Group, that a “particl...

Close to $2 million was racked up in legal fees at home and overseas by the City of Hamilton as part of two court battles. More than $1 million was spent on the City’s fight with the Government over its proposal to change both of the island’s municip...

The island’s newest lawyer thanked her mother for “never deterring me from my dreams, despite them seeming almost impossible”. Precious Smith, who was Called to the Bar before Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden, also wished her mother Wendy Woodley a happy...

A man who killed a grandfather was yesterday ordered by the Supreme Court to be detained at a psychiatric hospital in Britain. David Grant pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Henry Santucci in May 2020 on the grounds of diminished responsibility. A...

A police officer admitted yesterday that he had mislabelled two bags of evidence seized as part of a murder investigation. Detective Sergeant Lennox Ince told the Supreme Court that he had collected a grey sweat shirt and a pair of jeans from a house...