Magdalo lawyer slams paid ads on his 'arrest warrant' Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – A Magdalo lawyer running for a Quezon City congressional seat denied that he has been a fugitive from justice after ads portraying him as a wanted criminal came out in some tabloids this week. | In an interview on Friday, lawyer and congressional candidate Christopher Belmont...
Lawyers call poll automation 'very dangerous experiment' Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) Tuesday said delays in preparations could put in jeopardy the country's first automated national elections. | 'While there is no dispute that the automated elections will expedite t...
Former lawyer gets jail and rotan for RM97,000 CBT case The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: A former lawyer was jailed two years and ordered to be given four strokes of the rotan after the Sessions Court here found him guilty of committing criminal breach of trust involving about RM97,000 six years ago. | Judge Rozana Ali Yu...
Ex-lawyer jailed for CBT The Star | derrickvinesh@thestar.com.my | BUTTERWORTH: A former lawyer was jailed two years by a Sessions Court here for criminal breach of trust involving RM271,000. | Judge Julie Lack Abdullah, however, granted Suhani Mat Daud, 43, from Bukit Mertajam, a st...
Ex-lawyer jailed 2 years for CBT The Star | BUTTERWORTH: A former lawyer was sentenced to two years jail by the Sessions Court here, for criminal breach of trust involving RM271,000 from March 28 to July 6, 2001. | Sessions court Judge Julie Lack Abdullah ordered the jail sentence on the acc...
SC case on Chief Justice appointment premature, lawyer claims The Daily Tribune | 02/25/2010 | A lawyer has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss a petition concerning the appointment of the next Chief Justice, saying that the case is premature. | In a motion for intervention, lawyer Peter Irving Corvera said there is no “just...
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Magdalo lawyer slams paid ads on his 'arrest warrant' Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – A Magdalo lawyer running for a Quezon City congressional seat denied that he has been a fugitive from justice after ads portraying him as a wanted criminal ...
Lawyers call poll automation 'very dangerous experiment' Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) Tuesday said delays in preparations could put in jeopardy the...
Up to 40,000 civilians 'died in Sri Lanka offensive' The Independent | The bitter controversy surrounding the final stages of the Sri Lankan government's operation to crush separatist rebels has been reopened after a former UN official claimed that ...
Bar councils should verify authenticity of aspiring lawyers: Delhi HC DNA India | New Delhi: The Delhi high court suggested that the Bar Council of India and the State Bar Councils verify the authenticity of an applicant before enrolling a person. | The court also suggested that the concerned council should call for a record of ...
Mumbai terror lawyer Shahid Azmi killed in 'professional hit' The Times | A Muslim lawyer who was defending a man accused of planning the Mumbai terror attacks has been gunned down in a suspected underworld hit. | Shahid Azmi, 33, was representing Fahim Ansari, an Indian accused of carrying out reconnaissance work for th...
Lacson’s lawyers ask court to recall warrant of arrest The Daily Tribune | 02/12/2010 | Lawyers of Sen. Panfilo Lacson have filed a motion for reconsideration for the court to recall the warrant of arrest it issued against him and dismiss the case of two counts of murder filed against him in connection with the November 2...
GMA bares Cabinet changes The Daily Tribune | 03/09/2010 | With less than four months remaining before she steps down from Malacañang, President Arroyo yesterday announced a fresh reshuffle in her Cabinet, removing Peter Favila from the Department of Trade and Industry to become a member of the Monetary Board, passing on the DTI reins to Jesli Lapus. | Replacing Lapus in the Department of Ed...
Relatives of Indian stampede victims mourn as police open criminal investigation Star Tribune | KUNDA, India - Hundreds of grieving relatives buried and cremated their wives, mothers and children Friday as police opened a criminal negligence case into a stampede at a Hindu temple that killed 63 people. | The tragedy erupted Thursday when poor villagers, mainly women and children, scrambled for free food and clothing being given away at a ce...
