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VG scholar Allydah V. George called to Bar of England & Wales
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Virgin Islander out of the sister island of Virgin Gorda, Mrs Allydah V. George was yesterday, March 25, 2021, called to the Bar of England and Wales.
‘I agree with Supa Cop, act like a professional’- Magistrate tells lawyer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo sided with Police Officer Glenn Callwood aka 'Supa Cop', who took a no-nonsense stance when a well-known lawyer seemingly disrupted the Magistrate’s Court at John’s Hole on Wednesday November 20, 2019.
Thornton-Smith welcomes Shanel A. Taylor to its VI office
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – We are pleased to announce that Miss Shanel A. Taylor has joined our Virgin Islands (VI) office as an Associate on the heels of our strategic alliance with William K.Y. Leung & Co. of Hong Kong, where Mr William Leung serves as our Special Counsel for the Asia-Pacific Region.
‘Jesus is my lawyer’- Man charged for fighting in public tells magistrate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man who said Jesus is his lawyer repented for being involved in a public fight and changed his initial not guilty plea to guilty when he appeared in court on Friday September 16, 2016.
Gerard St. C. Farara QC to act as High Court Judge – Commercial Division
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Judicial & Legal Services Commission has appointed Mr. Gerard Farara QC to act as High Court Judge for the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court from November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016.
Guyanese lawyer jailed for contempt of court in St. Kitts
By ST.KITTS NEVIS VIBES
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - A lawyer was Friday (Nov. 23) sent to serve time at Her Majesty's Prison for being guilty of contempt of court, following the utterance of a certain phrase after the case he was defending was declared a mistrial.
Andre Penn ordered to produce lawyer by Feb. 27
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former legislator, Andre Penn, has two weeks to inform the court who will be his attorney when he re-appears in the High Court on February 27, 2012.
This Week We Feature – Young Professional – Ingrid A. Moses-Scatliffe
As a young girl born and raised in the Virgin Islands, Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe dreamt of becoming a lawyer.