May 13, 1921
The Michigan Supreme Court has adopted verbatim as its own the opinion handed down by Judge Fred S. Lamb of this city on the constitutionality of the Covert Road Act. The case was argued at Lansing on March 30, last, and the decision is contained in the Northwestern Reporter for May 6, which just has arrived in this city. Judge Lamb, who is known among his associates on the bench as one of the hardest working and most conscientious jurists in the state, is frequently assigned to important cases by the presiding circuit judge of the state. Probably no other circuit judge in the state gets in as many weeks of work outside his own circuit as does Judge Lamb of Cadillac and yet the dockets in all his own counties are kept as clear as possible. In Detroit, particularly, Judge Lamb sits frequently, and the busy Wayne County circuit is a test, many upstate judges failing to stand the pace there. During the recent illness of Judge Tucker of Macomb County, the Cadillac jurist wa
Northland police chase: Jail term for fleeing driver who shot at officers stands
9 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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The High Court has declined an appeal against the sentence of a man who shot at police in Whangārei during a pursuit. Photo / NZME
The High Court has declined an appeal against the sentence of a man who shot at police in Whangārei during a pursuit. Photo / NZME
Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Jeffery Cassidy shot at police several times during a pursuit in Whangārei and after guilty pleas, he was sent to jail for seven years.
Legal Affairs Correspondent
A significant dispute about legal costs has arisen between FBD Insurance and four pubs who successfully challenged a failure to compensate them for disruption they suffered due to Covid-19.
Earlier this month, Mr Justice Denis McDonald found a policy sold by FBD covered losses the pubs sustained by having to close due to the pandemic.
The decision is expected to affect claims made by around 1,000 pubs and restaurants.
The four test cases were taken by Dublin pubs, Sinnotts Bar, the Leopardstown Inn and Lemon & Duke as well Athlone pub, Sean s Bar.
The matter was back before the court today and a further hearing will be held next week.
The High Court (Simons J), in a recent decision delivered on 18
January 2021 [
AIB v Joe O Callaghan &
others
2] considered and ultimately refused the
plaintiff bank s (the “
Bank”)
application for special leave to use their deponents
affidavit evidence without producing the deponents for
cross-examination.
Facts
The Bank issued summary judgment proceedings against the
defendants in 2016 seeking to recover monies allegedly owed to it
pursuant to a 2008 loan facility. In March 2017, it brought a
motion seeking liberty to enter final judgment against the first,
second and fourth named defendants. Judgment was entered against
the third named defendant via the Central Office as he had not
NZ s first rodeo related prosecution sees Northland farmer fined for animal cruelty
21 Jan, 2021 10:12 PM
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Northland farmer Derek Robinson was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court on Friday for ill-treating cattle at a rodeo. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Northland farmer Derek Robinson was sentenced in the Whangārei District Court on Friday for ill-treating cattle at a rodeo. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz
A Northland farmer of great character convicted of using a live electric prodder on two distressed steers at a rodeo was an example of good people breaking the law, a judge has found.