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Attorney Michael J. Fay QC writes to CoI about its lawyers practising illegally in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Deputy High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Queen’s Counsel Mr Michael J. Fay is just one of the legal minds in the Virgin Islands (VI) who have declared that the lawyers working with the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry in the VI are doing so illegally, having not been called to the BVI Bar.
'You are the problem!'- Senior Magistrate tells lawyer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards has lashed out against lawyers in the [British] Virgin Islands for what she said were a few shortcomings of persons in that profession that have served to hold back the free flow of the judicial system.
UPDATE: Court docs say Hyman pocketed $$$ in BVI Airways deal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Documents presented to a USA court of law by the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) alleges that former Government Lawyer, Lester Hyman personally profited from the failed BVI Airways, a dereliction of his professional obligations as the Governments' Attorney.
Lawyers challenged to improve working relationship
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “Justice cannot be served where attorneys do not speak to each other, do not take each other’s phone calls, do not respond to correspondence in a civil manner or at all and it is in fact hampered when colleagues cannot rely on commitments made and when trust is breached.”
'It’s not me’ –Snr Magistrate on new court rules
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on Friday March 20, 2015 set the record straight by informing her court that the recently set ‘strict’ dress code for members of the bar was not her doing and that she also has to comply.
VI lawyers chided for neglecting Legal Aid
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Justice Vicki Ann Ellis has asked that lawyers in the Virgin Islands (VI) run to the Legal Aid Office to volunteer their services, noting that the dire circumstances surrounding legal aid locally have “struck a very real chord” with her.
Lawyers overcharging for small cases – Resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident has complained that lawyers in the Territory are overcharging clients for small cases.
No more lawyers! – resident tells Health Minister
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI – One resident has stated that the Territory does not need any more lawyers within its shores. Instead, the resident called for an increase in medical health practitioners and specialists in the medical field.
Uncooperative lawyers humbug legal aid programme – report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Uncooperative lawyers are being reported as one of the major challenges that affect the functioning of the Social Development Department’s Legal Aid programme.
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