Court files detail link between former city CAO and police HQ builder
Recently filed court documents paint a picture of an increasingly cosy relationship between ousted f...
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Posted: May 10, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 10 The defamation lawsuit stems from a 2009 development deal to bring IKEA to Winnipeg. (Cliff Simpson/CBC) A Winnipeg businessman has been awarded $500,000 in damages by a Manitoba jury in a civil defamation lawsuit. Marcel Chartier, a real estate investor and developer, sued Winnipeg businessman Serge Bibeau in 2018 after learning Bibeau had called him a thief to a business associate. The case was heard in Manitoba's Court of Queen's Bench last week and after two hours of deliberation, a jury sided with Chartier and awarded him $500,...
Peter Nygard's lawyer issues apology to sex assault victim after comments he made publicly Caroline Barghout © CBC Winnipeg lawyer Jay Prober reached an with KC Allan that included a public apology in exchange for Allan not pursuing a defamation suit against Prober. Winnipeg lawyer Jay Prober says he wasn't talking about KC Allan when he called women accusing his client Peter Nygard of sexually assaulting them liars and criminals. Allan filed a professional misconduct complaint with the Law Society of Manitoba in October 2020 about comments Prober made to CBC News and the W...
Lawyer for former Winnipeg CAO argues he needs to question RCMP officers in police HQ lawsuit A Winnipeg court heard arguments Tuesday on why a lawyer for former City of Winnipeg chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl should be allowed to question two RCMP officers who investigated the construction of the police headquarters building. Social Sharing 'I happen to know that there's more evidence out there that has not been disclosed,' says Phil Sheegl's lawyer Posted: Dec 15, 2020 4:36 PM CT | Last Updated: December 15, 2020 The lawyer for former City of Winnipeg CAO Phil Sheegl is seeking a ...
WINNIPEG -- The lawyer representing Winnipeg's former CAO Phil Sheegl says there is more to the story of the city's scandal-ridden downtown police headquarters project, and renewed his call to question the Mounties who were investigating it. The City of Winnipeg has launched a lawsuit against Sheegl, Caspian Construction, and several other parties, alleging a conspiracy to commit fraud. The allegations have not been proven in court. On Tuesday, Sheegl's lawyer Robert Tapper told Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal information related to the case keeps coming in ...