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Ombudsman to regulate law practice in the offing
The ministry of law and justice is working on a Bill that envisages an ombudsman to look into complaints against lawyers and a legal services board that will regulate law practice in the country. The draft of the Legal Practitioners (Regulation and
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:25P
Guilty verdict in fatal downtown hit-and-run
Precup's lawyer said he was disappointed in the verdict, saying Precup gave a full account of what happened when asked by police. Anderson, who was homeless at the time of the accident, had just re-united with his daughter four years earlier.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:25P
Quality Market closed during owners' bankruptcy reorganization
With its owners bogged down in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Quality Market's future is uncertain at best. A member of the Mulhollen family said the closure is temporary, but didn't state when the doors would be unlocked. "This is a reorganization and we are
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:25P
Harris Street renaming sparks lawsuit
A coalition of Atlantans who oppose renaming city streets has filed a lawsuit to stop Harris Street from becoming John Portman Boulevard. Phil Skinner, AJC In this 2009 photo, Atlanta architect John Portman talks about some of his work
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:24P
newEx-Guantanamo detainee barred by Air Canada
Dennis Edney, who represents Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, had invited Moazzam Begg to speak at a conference Saturday on fear and justice and building bridges between Muslims and other communities. Begg, a British man who was released from
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:24P
Tulare County to pay $1.5M to family of unarmed man killed by detective in 2008
Tulare County has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed man shot and killed by a sheriff's detective in 2008. Attorney Brian Claypool, who represents the family of Zachary Atkinson, told the Fresno Bee
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:24P
Borders reports 2nd month of losses; post-bankruptcy outlook is iffy
Borders Group's reported another hefty loss for its second full month in bankruptcy -- $132.2 million, according to a government filing late Friday. The Ann Arbor-based bookseller reported the loss for the period between March 27 and
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:24P
Castroneves jumps to top of speed chart at Indy
AP Sports Video More>> AP lays out favorites for French Open INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Brazil's Helio Castroneves jumped back to the top of the Indianapolis 500 speed chart with a fast lap of 228.611 mph in the final hour practice Friday.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:23P
Mayor Leads Conversation on Marcellus Drilling
One woman he spoke with described “blue film on the windows, truck traffic all night, noise all night and the smell of gas.” Of most concern to those attending the meeting, Nowalk shared how the value of the woman's house decreased by $75000.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:23P
Judge hopes to rule on school merger before September trial date
A school merger lawsuit remained on track for a September trial, but the presiding federal judge told attorneys this afternoon he hopes to decide the case after they complete filings by the end of June. US Dist.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:23P
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