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...
Strike pro bono attorneys continues
PHILIPSBURG – Pro bono lawyers continue their strike that began eleven days ago on Tuesday. The attorneys have not been paid by the government since January. Furthermore, the government refuses to pay higher More...
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...
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...
Eleven pro bono attorneys are on strike; court cases in limbo
Justice Ministry does not pay GREAT BAY – The strike of on-call attorneys, initiated by attorney Geert Hatzmann two weeks ago, has widened. Currently eleven attorneys are on strike. They only serve paying clients More...
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...
