Third president ial impeachment trial in United States history. We will get the latest. Then to honduras, where at least 15 women have been murdered in the first 14 days of this year. We will speak with the daughter of honduran indigenous environmental leader Berta Caceres, who was shot dead nearly four years ago. Men were sentenced for her seven murder. First of all, this is a late conviction. It has been almost four years of seeking justice. It is the product of a rather difficult and painful process that has been putting as as victims indirect dispute with the murderers. Amy then we look at a translation crisis at the border. For migrants who speak mayan languages, a Grassroots Group of interpreters is often their only hope for receiving asylum. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. For just the third time in u. S. History, the senate has opened an impeachment trial to determine if a sitting president sh
Third president ial impeachment trial in United States history. We will get the latest. Then to honduras, where at least 15 women have been murdered in the first 14 days of this year. We will speak with the daughter of honduran indigenous environmental leader Berta Caceres, who was shot dead nearly four years ago. Men were sentenced for her seven murder. First of all, this is a late conviction. It has been almost four years of seeking justice. It is the product of a rather difficult and painful process that has been putting as as victims indirect dispute with the murderers. Amy then we look at a translation crisis at the border. For migrants who speak mayan languages, a Grassroots Group of interpreters is often their only hope for receiving asylum. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. For just the third time in u. S. History, the senate has opened an impeachment trial to determine if a sitting president sh
By John Hyde2020-12-22T10:52:00+00:00
A former solicitor who tried to argue that her striking off was based on an unreliable account from a witness who made racist remarks has failed in her High Court challenge.
Lady Justice Simler and Mr Justice Picken, sitting in
Martin v Solicitors Regulation Authority, said there was no reason to overturn the SDT finding that Vidal Martin had procured a cheque for £4,700 and made it payable to herself. It followed that the decision to strike off Martin and order her to pay £47,000 should stand.
Martin, who practised at Essex firm Bright and Sons, had submitted that the tribunal overlooked doubts about the credibility of crucial evidence from Ms X, who was alleged to have been asked by her to write the cheque in January 2011. These doubts included what was described in court as Ms X’s racist attitude towards Martin.