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Schapelle Corby, center, an Australian serving a 20-year jail term for drug smuggling, talks to reporters during a remission for Balinese prisoners ceremony at Krobokan prison, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 11, 2008
(photo: AP / Firdia Lisnawati)
Schapelle Corby's former lawyer struck off
The Australian
| SCHAPELLE Corby's former lawyer has been struck off for making disparaging remarks on TV about the convicted drug-smuggler's family. | The Legal Services Commissioner recently took Robin Tampoe to court on charges that he breached client confidentiality when he appeared on the television program S...
 NBI - National Bureau of Investigation - Taft Avenue Manila Philippines - (rt1)
(photo: WN)
NBI hunts Magdalo lawyer
The Daily Tribune
| 06/11/2009 | The National Bureau of Investigation is now hunting a Magdalo lawyer who is a subject of warrant of arrest in connection with the attempted murder of former Batangas Gov. Armando Sanchez and the death of his escort in 2006. | Lawyer Reynaldo Esmeralda, NBI deputy regional director for...
Lawyers accused of legal aid rort
NZ Herald
Page 1 of 2 4:00AM Saturday Jul 04, 2009 | By | Some defence lawyers are delaying guilty pleas to make more money from the justice system. Photo / Herald on Sunday | Criminal lawyers have been accused of milking the taxpayer-funded legal aid bill, wh...
UN rights expert concerned at restriction of lawyers' freedom in Cambodia
United Nations
| 1 July 2009 – A United Nations independent human rights expert today voiced concern at attempts to curtail lawyers' freedom to effectively represent their clients in Cambodia, with criminal charges being leveled recently against attorneys in the So...
Lawyer in CBT trial demands apology from judge
The Star
| kasturidewi@thestar.com.my | GEORGE TOWN: It was a tense moment in a Sessions Court here when a lawyer demanded an apology from the judge for allegedly describing him as "rude and unethical." | Counsel R.S.N. Rayer also said Sessions judge Rosilah ...
Sarabjit gets new lawyer, to file fresh review petition
The Times Of India
| 27 Jun 2009, 1917 hrs IST, PTI               Text: AMRITSAR/ISLAMABAD: Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who is languishing in a Pakistani jail for the last 18 years, has got a new lawyer, days a...
Schapelle Corby, center, an Australian serving a 20-year jail term for drug smuggling, talks to reporters during a remission for Balinese prisoners ceremony at Krobokan prison, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 11, 2008
AP / Firdia Lisnawati
Schapelle Corby's former lawyer struck off
The Australian
| SCHAPELLE Corby's former lawyer has been struck off for making disparaging remarks on TV about the convicted drug-smuggler's family. | The Legal Services Commissioner recently to...
 NBI - National Bureau of Investigation - Taft Avenue Manila Philippines - (rt1)
WN
NBI hunts Magdalo lawyer
The Daily Tribune
| 06/11/2009 | The National Bureau of Investigation is now hunting a Magdalo lawyer who is a subject of warrant of arrest in connection with the attempted murder of former Batangas...
 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with some 25,000 employees of the Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing Inc. and other firms in the CALABARZON area shortly after her arrival this afternoon (May 1) at the Yazaki plant in Calamba. Laguna for the Labor
Malacaang
GMA rapped for failure to stop lawyers’, judges’ murders
The Daily Tribune
| By Gerry Baldo | 06/06/2009 | The Arroyo government has failed to address the issue of the killings of lawyers and judges, the Hague-based Lawyers for Lawyers said on Thursday. |...
US urges Vietnam to free lawyer
BBC News
| The US government has said it was "deeply concerned" by the arrest in Vietnam of activist lawyer Le Cong Dinh and has called for his release. | The Paris-based group, Reporters Without Borders, also called for his immediate release, notin...
US calls for release of Vietnamese pro-democracy advocate and lawyer
Newsday
| HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — in Vietnam expressed deep concern Tuesday about the arrest of a prominent lawyer known for his pro-democracy writings and defense of human rights activists. | Le Cong Dinh, 41, was arrested Saturday at his home in Ho Chi...
Lawyer's last-minute change to affidavit
The Australian
| FAILED Labor candidate George Newhouse, who is facing a $500,000 negligence claim in relation to advice he gave a client, has altered his recollection of his dealings with the plaintiff, just hours before the civil case was due to start in the NSW ...
Business Law
The exterior of security software maker McAfee Inc. headquarters is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
(photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)
Beijing Delays Rule on Software Censor
The New York Times
| BEIJING - Facing strong resistance at home and abroad, China on Tuesday delayed enforcement of a new rule requiring manufacturers to preinstall Internet filtering software on all new computers. | The delay by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, announced via Xinhua, the official news agency, came just one day before the July 1 de...
Humanitarian Law
In this frame grab made from television, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, talks with Myanmar's Senior General Than Shwe in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Friday, July 3, 2009.
(photo: AP / Pool via APTN)
UN in freedom mission to Burma
The Australian
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to the remote stronghold of Burma's ruling generals last night to demand the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country's 200 political prisoners. | In a high-risk visit, which will be denounced by human rights groups if it fails to achieve results, Mr Ban travelled to Naypyidaw, the capital...



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