During the first week of February, the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit continues with more tales about the alleged bonded courier. In mid-January, Craig Wright revealed a third party provided him with the necessary information to unlock an encrypted file he could not access previously. Now Wright is claiming attorney-client privilege over 11,000 documents and he also claims the bonded courier is a lawyer who cannot share any information with the court. Defunct Businesses and Privilege Assertions New court filings from the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit in Florida have been published and as usual, there’s a slew of new information that thickens the plot. The infamous Craig Wright, who has...
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A constitutional lawyer and principal partner, Mackay Chambers and Associates, Barrister Daniel D. Makolo, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and several others over alleged illegal stay of Service Chiefs in office. In a letter dated June 25 and tagged, ‘Offices of the current occupants of the offices of the Chief of Defense Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and Chief of Air Staff are arbitrary, immoral, wrongful and unlawful, therefore illegal’, Makolo said the petition aimed at reminding Mr. President that the constitutionally stipulated public service period of the listed officers as officers in the Armed Forces of Federation of Nigeria came to an end a long time...
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Prominent Cape Town immigration lawyer Craig Smith has been arrested for allegedly duping the department of home affairs into granting his clients temporary and permanent residence. Smith, 50, his wife Cornelia and his employee Shafieka Salie were arrested on Monday. They are accused of running an “enterprise” in his legal practice, Craig Smith and Associates (CSA), and his immigration consultancy between October 2011 and July 2014. Smith is also accused of bribing home affairs officials in Cape Town for the “legalisation” of his clients who had overstayed their permits. The charge sheet says: “In some instances, clients of CSA had themselves been complicit to...
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The Law Society of BC has suspended a Surrey lawyer for three months, after a disciplinary panel determined he had committed professional misconduct four years ago. According to a news release issued Friday (June 19), a Law Society panel ordered the suspension – which begins July 13 – against John (Jack) Joseph Jacob Hittrich for “attempting to resolve litigation in favour of his clients through improper means.” The release cites a letter that was sent to the Director of Child, Family and Community Services which threatened to expose alleged perjury by representatives of the director, “unless the director agreed to settle litigation as his clients proposed....
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Lawyers hit Ramaphosa with another letter over lawfulness of the NCCC The two lawyers are also questioning who made the decision to ban the sale of cigarettes during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. In another letter directed at President Cyril Ramaphosa, two lawyers have given the Presidency until Monday to clarify what decision-making powers were given to the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC). The two lawyers are also questioning who made the decision to ban the sale of cigarettes during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Advocates Nazeer Cassim SC and Erin-Dianne Richards have responded to a sharply worded letter by...
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Civilian oversight body would make police more accountable: lawyer EDMONTON (CITYNEWS) – An Edmonton lawyer is calling for civilian oversight to make police officers more responsible for their actions while on the job. Avnish Nanda believes cities would benefit from a non-police oversight body to review civilian complaints against officers. “So many people who have negative interactions with the police don’t even file a complaint,” said Nanda. “Because they don’t believe the process will lead to anything meaningful.” The civilian oversight body would also ensure police officers subject to a complaint are removed from street duty until the investigation is over, which is not always the case...
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China: Human rights lawyer unjustly jailed after secret trial must be released Responding to the four-year jail sentence handed to Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng after a secret trial, Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director Nicholas Bequelin said: “Yu Wensheng’s sentencing is nothing but political persecution dressed up as legal process. Not only was Yu prosecuted under baseless charges for the lawful and legitimate work he was conducting as a lawyer, his own lawyer was not even permitted to attend the sentencing hearing. “While the Chinese government’s zero-tolerance policy towards critics is well-known, the secret sentencing of yet another human rights lawyer...
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Sivonnia DeBarros is passionate about and represents professional athletes in business through collaborative efforts to educate, support, and guide them by providing the tools they need to create sustainable businesses that will help them secure their future and leave a legacy that they can be proud of. Her podcast, “What Are You Sporting About?” challenges the pro to make a self-evaluation by owning their own shortcomings, but then dive into ways to create a solution to their problems by finding their purpose in life so they can operate within their own greatness, creating strategic plans to help them attain wealth and keep it, and structuring their business the right...
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SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) - A defense lawyer for a suspect in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago said Monday that coronavirus restrictions have seriously hampered efforts to prepare the case. Sabine ten Doesschate, a Dutch lawyer representing Russian suspect Oleg Pulatov, said flight bans and other restrictions linked to the pandemic “have had a major impact” on attempts to build a defense case, including preventing lawyers from flying to Russia to interview their client. She said that meant defense lawyers aren't yet ready to make preliminary objections such as challenging the Dutch court's jurisdiction in the case. Ten Doesschate...
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Portuguese prosecutors to trawl German suspect's records in McCann case A man excersises at the beach in Praia da Luz, the town with the resort in which three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007, Portug By Victoria Waldersee and Paul Carrel LISBON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Portugal's prosecutor's office said on Saturday it would pore over its files to see if a German man suspected of murdering British girl Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in the southern Algarve region in 2007, has a criminal record there. Germany is investigating a 43-year-old German national on suspicion of murder, the Braunschweig state prosecutor said on Thursday.. Lawyer Jan-Christian Hochmann confirmed to...
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