Judge raises concerns over attorney conflict in land sales

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Judge raises concerns over attorney conflict in land sales

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Justice Frank Seepersad - A HIGH COURT judge has ordered a Port of Spain law firm and one of its attorneys to bear all the costs associated with getting a valuation done on a piece of land in central Trinidad. When the valuation is completed, the firm and the attorney will also have to pay any difference between what policewoman paid for the land and its value in its current […]

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