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A lawyer has been ordered to repay a client after the Supreme Court ruled that he had overcharged her by more than $60,000.
Linda Swan complained that lawyer Rick Woolridge had billed her five percent interest monthly rather than annually, but Mr Woo...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who was fined for threatening a Magistrate should have received a period of incarceration, according to Chief Justice Ian Kawaley.
Laurie Furbert was found guilty after he threatened Magistrate Nicole Stoneham in 2012 following a Magistrates’ C...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 65-year-old farmer and carriage driver who claimed he was driven to import cannabis out of financial desperation sobbed in court as he was jailed for six years for smuggling the drug in his farming supplies.
Howard Charles, of Southcourt Avenue, Pa...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermuda court has ruled that an $18.5 million Singapore arbitration hearing decision is binding on a Bermuda-based conglomerate.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled in Supreme Court that Sampoerna Strategic Holdings had to comply with the order from an...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Young black men who fit a certain profile may be subject to unconstitutional requests by police to disperse from an area, according to local defence attorney and opposition Senator Marc Daniels.
Mr Daniels will be challenging in Supreme Court the con...
DATE: Feb 14, 2014
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A man who had sex with a 13-year-old girl on three occasions has been jailed for nine months.
Ramon Smith, 18, had pleaded guilty to three counts of having unlawful carnal knowledge of the schoolgirl after making contact with her on the internet last...
DATE: Feb 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A magistrate has ordered social inquiry reports on a Southampton man who attacked a bus driver last month.
With a number of Public Transportation Board drivers watching in Magistrates’ Court, 23-year-old Kenneth Leverock — dressed in Works and Engine...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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A Southampton man has been charged with having possession of more than $50,000 cash knowing the money represented the proceeds of criminal conduct.
Ricardo Walker, 44, of Eastdale Lane, was not required to enter a plea in Magistrates’ Court to the in...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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A Sandys man who admitted a series of dishonesty charges was yesterday jailed for 21 months.
Jahroy Simons, 27, pleaded guilty yesterday to five counts of receiving stolen cheques and another five counts of using the stolen cheques to obtain cash and...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man has been charged with handling ammunition and possession of cannabis with intent to sell.
Princeton Hunt, 25, of George’s Bay Lane, denied handling a 7.62mm round of ammunition on a date unknown, between July 7, 2012, and August 21, 2013...
DATE: Feb 08, 2014
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