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Tag archive for ‘pro bono lawyers’
By The Publisher On Friday, June 8th, 2018
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Mexican standoff with pro bono lawyers

PHILIPSBURG – The strike of the pro bono lawyers enters its fourth week on Saturday and there is still no solution in sight. Geert Hatzmann, the Dean of the Bar Association, does not exclusively rely on handling More...

By The Publisher On Friday, June 8th, 2018
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Court gets around absence of pro bono laywers

PHILIPSBURG – In the absence of the pro bono lawyers who went on strike over a payment conflict with the government three weeks ago, the Court in First Instance blustered through a handful of criminal cases on More...

By The Publisher On Monday, May 28th, 2018
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Pay or face the consequences

By Hilbert Haar It is rather unsettling that pro bono attorneys have to go on strike on an annual basis for one reason only: the government is not paying them. It happened in 2016, it happened in 2017 and now it More...

By The Publisher On Thursday, March 30th, 2017
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Pro bono lawyers suspend strike after meeting with minister

GREAT BAY – Pro bono attorneys Geert Hatzmann, Sjamira Roseburg and Shaira Bommel reached an agreement with Justice Minister Rafael Boasman yesterday afternoon about their outstanding invoices. Earlier this week, More...

By The Publisher On Friday, October 7th, 2016
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Pro bono lawyers end strike after substantial payment

Photo caption: On September 23, striking pro bono attorneys marched to the Ministry of Justice on Illidge Road, supported by several civil law attorneys. File photo Today / Milton Pieters GREAT BAY – The strike More...

By The Publisher On Monday, September 26th, 2016
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Pro bono lawyers march, but get no satisfaction

Attorneys march over Illidge Road, briefly bringing traffic to a standstill. Photo Today / Milton Pieters GREAT BAY – The pro bono lawyers will not give up their strike until there is a solid agreement with the More...

By The Publisher On Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
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Ostrich position

The strike of by now eleven pro bono attorneys shows that not everything is fine and dandy at the justice ministry. There is an apparent budget problem – suggesting that the minister has run out of money, but More...