Barbados Bar Association moving to crack down on theft by attorneys
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In an effort to deal more effectively with attorneys stealing from their clients, the Barbados Bar Association has submitted sweeping changes to the Legal Profession Act, which includes a rigorous process of auditing attorney’s client accounts as well as a more rigid disciplinary procedure. In addition, attorneys would also have to submit to mandatory yearly training in order to receive their practicing certificates. These are just a few of the …
By Anesta Henry Former Opposition Leader, Bishop Joseph Atherley, has embraced the revamped Integrity in Public Life Bill, but he is hoping that the people appointed to serve on the six-member Integrity Commission are themselves persons of integrity. Responding to news that the Commission is to be established under the new legislation, Atherley called for measures to be put in place to
Attorneys involved in the case of convicted lawyer Ernest Winston Jackman will next month make submissions on what sentence they believe the court should impose.Jackman, who is from St Philip, has been on remand at Dodds prison since May 31 pending sentencing following his conviction by jury for stealing and using over half a million dollars of a client’s money.