A business partner of Attorney Stephen Isidore has filed criminal complaints against him.
Included in those complaints are 42 charges relating to alleged theft, false accounting, obtaining property by false deception, false statements, among others.
The complaints filed relate to the partnership in the law firm Emanuel, Isidore & Associates.
The complaints were filed by Glenworth O. N Emanuel of (now) Emanuel and Associates against Isidore of (now) Isidore and Associates in the Magistrate’s Court on November 19, 2010.
Isidore faces five charges of false accounting, one charge of false statement by a firm’s partner and one count of theft. He will also answer to 35 counts of obtaining property by deception.
The theft charge involves $6,975,070.88 which was allegedly stolen by Isidore from the partnership between 2006 and 2010.
The news was revealed on Lennox Linton’s Between You and Me show on Q95 on Saturday and a portion of which was repeated by Mat in the Morning on the said station this morning.
According to court documents read by Linton, Isidore is expected to answer the criminal charges in Magistrate’s Court on Dec. 6.
Last week, the court agreed to freeze Isidore’s assets in a move to prevent their dissipation, which could affect the judgment process.
Law enforcement authorities have refused to get involved in the matter, Linton said.
In September 2007 Isidore claimed to have made a $51,000 error regarding a transfer tax calculation on a 2.989 parcel of land purchased by Prime Minister Roosevelt SKerrit at Wall House.This was subsequent to pressure from the public on a land transfer tax evasion.
The amount was later refunded to the Treasury.
this case brings so many things out that it should be studied by the concerned citizens. Hopefully we can get someone unbiased, preferrably with a legal background to give us a running commentary. It seems already that there is a good bit of information already not available to the public.
What was the whole fraca yesterday with ssu in army uniforms at all entrances of the court? I thought it was a coup attempt or something:-)
Seven million dollars is a whole lot of money to move around without being traced. It would appear that some of Mr. Isidore’s moving around money to make clandestine or untraceable payments were amateurish and could easily be traced by sharp investigative journalists like LL. Case in point is the bobol bin refund.
It will be interesting to figure out where the monies came from and who they went to. The problem that i see is that the pace of these transactions is far too large to escape observation.
So my question to Mr. Isidore is the lawyers that he has retained may have more allegiance with someone else and when he becomes too hot a potato to hold in the hand whether he will be dropped in order to save someone else.
In my studies of finance the rate of return on any investment is proportional to the risk. This applies to this case. It is quite evident that there has been lots of dollars moving through the young lawyers hands. The new business selling grocery items, delivery trucks/buses and the massive structure trying to be completed in St. Joe. Any way you look at it that is at least a 2 mill investment. So where did the $ come from. And I am not saying he is not a competent lawyer.
On the other hand if he was that competent he would not have made some of the “errors” that he admitted in making.
So how much do these guys really expect to get away with.
dont just lambase on the man like that we all have kids loved ones and family anyone can get caught in this situation. lets prey for the young man. he will ask god forgiveness if he has done wrong . and turn to christ for forgiveness . lets just pray for him. put yourself in his position now.
@ looking from kthe inside out.
tha’s true i took soemone to court once. i should have known the procedures. having a court does not mean……………..
Please people why everything is Skerrit! This is the best Prime Minister we have ever had. Give him a break. Pm Skerrit i said a prayer for you this morning and will continue to go so. God is with you, just continue to do the good work you are doing. By the way thanks for our high way and sea wall, and thanks for removing the house in the gallet to to continue the road and wall. We waited 30 yrs to get a wall and you did it for us. we love you and will continue to pray for you. God Bless.
You Kidding right.
Mr Clean, how could he be the best PM and his name is in so much curruption? No doubt this man has done a lot of damage to the office of the Pm and the country on a whole. Now Mr clean, If you had a business and you have a manager that is stealing your money, would you not clean up the office py firing him? Stop being an advocate of wrong doing and stand for uprightness, truth and justice. If this PM is to be questioned by any honest and independent firm and if people like Bubbles would fear God first and speak the truth, you would see what would become of this so called “Best PM.”
since 1988 when UWP was formed ever politician not on there side has been accuse of corruption!
Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls.
Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;
‘Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Not because all you scream and shout like donkeys and monkeys about corruption it is true. If all you have all the evidence you claim, take it to the IPO and let them find him guilty.
UWP has been crying corruption form the money WE DOMINICANS KICKED THEIR .. OUT.
uwp is a plague Dominica didn’t deserve
Follower
Where is the proof??? Heresay??? Come on is not this country full of gossip??? Where are the proof not heresay? Have you ever been a victim of lies and gossip? If yes then how did it feel? If no then wait when your turn comes when negative and untruths is being spread about you and your loved ones and family. Have anyone geared hatred or jealousy against you or a loved one or family because you or you loved or family achieved or did something?? If your answer is yes then how did it feel?
Stop making accusations without concrete proof and facts and put your foot in the person’s shoes.
Would you like to be treated thus this way or or your family and loved ones????
I AGREE WITH YOU, LEAVE THEM THEY ARE HATERZZZZ!!
Either you are kidding or you are just plain ignorant. Hope you are kidding.bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
LET THE COURT DECIDE WHO’S RIGHT OR WRONG.
If a complaint was made to the police and they did not investigate which left Mano to consider civil proceedings then this is shameful on the police. This simply means that “someone” directed the police not to get involved in the matter even if it appears like crimes were committed. Mr. Emmanuel may be angry but he is a legal scholar and would by no means embarass himself by filing these charges if there was no merit to it. Shame on the police for not investigating the matter.
While “someone” in government may have been successful in blocking the police investigation (criminal investigation) I am very happy that Mr. Emmanuel proceeded with his civil matter. Matter of fact, this case will be much easier to prove because guilt beyond reasonable doubt is not needed but rather preponderance of the evidence. I hope the police chief is summoned to appear and explain why and who gave the orders not to investigate. At the end of the day, Isidore is smart enough to settle this matter rather than destroy his name and career. Very unlikely this will make it to the CCJ or Privvy Council before a settlement is reached. Time will tell!!!! Hail Mary Full Of Grace…………..
how should the police investigate?
Karkabeff. A little bit of information for you which might help. In law, the Theft Act is what we call a “common informer” piece of legislation. That means that any busy body who can show “cause” can bring a private prosecution under the act. The informant has to prove in the magistrates court that there is a “Prima Facie” case to answer. That is sufficient for the magistrate to then commit the case to the high court for trial.
This is not a civil law suit. It is a private criminal prosecution attempt.
Once the magistarte decides that there is a case to answer, and commits the case to the highre court, then Mr Isidore will be arrested on the spot and charged.
The case at the moment is on a summons. If committed, then it will be read as an indictment.
The magistarte will not hear all the evidence, just the preliminary enquiry to decide if there is a case to commit.
You guys are jumping to all kinds of conclusions without checking first.
This is a criminal proceeding!!!
YOU DOE SEEING KAKABEFF IS AN …..OLD KAKA POOPOO RUBBISH
SOME OF THE BLOGGERS ON THIS SITE HAVE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OUT THERE YOU CAN SENSE THE ANGER AND JEALOUSY.
SOME OF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A GOOD EDUCATION BUT WAS TO LAZY TO DO ANYTHING WITH YOUR LIVES. NOW THAT TIME HAS SLOWLY PASSED YOU BY, YOU ARE TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE TO BLAME FOR YOUR MISFORTUNE.
GO TO HELL AND JUDGE YOURSELF ONLY PRISSY!! MY FOOT
prissy you sounding like you actually paid for your studies, i hope you did not have to bend over a desk in the financial centre, and trying to make people believe you are scholar SENT FROM HEAVEN.
Some people selling crabs to get rich. I wonder what Isidore selling to be so rich over night.
:All lawyers are two foot monsters and greedy hungry for money parasites pillaging the pockets of their cliants for their own selfish needs all lawyers are on their way to HELL you willo not meet one in HEAVEN they are just servant of satan.that is true.
ShelcoI feel sorry for you. I hope you never need a lawyer. I hope you never need an affidavit, a lease, a statutory declaration, to make an application for a land title, to recover monies owed to you by your employer or any other service that lawyers provide.
It was because of Last Born personal connections that a lot of business came to the firm. The young man was a business loan officer at a Canadian Bank in Dominica and has been loved by many throughout the length and breadth of Dominica.
Ask any court/registry employee and they will tell you that this young man’s signature is affixed to many bills of sale documents, many company registration documents, many caveats on Certificates of Titles and this man has the energy of ten men in the courts defending clients. In short d man is a starring!!!
So I want to know something: When this young man was getting a lot of government business and money was flowing in the firm and that young man was working all on a Saturday night when his fellow colleagues were having fun , drinking and having a good time there was no problem! Before that there was no person from foreign that wanted to come and work in that firm!
When d bom sewo stared to run over foreign start to play d two man dem and start a campaign to oust d young man. But foreign thought Stephen would ah fall flat on his face.
News flash!!! Stephen may be imitated but can never be duplicated!!! And so Clients start to follow Stephen wherever he may go and set up office and that is d reason why d old man vex up to now.
You see throwing Stephen out was not good enough. He has to try and crush him and try to make a journalist appear to be speaking the truth! Where in any business agreement it is ever written that if you fallout with an associate the first thing you do is to call a journalist. You are a lawyer but you sideline the courts of the Country and go to the Court of Public Opinion instead!! And then make a show and dance about you going to court and feeding that journalist with all your court filings. But all secretes will come out and those that working without renewed work permits must leave d Country immediately.
It have a news site called Wikileaks.org and it have 55 documents that d Americans have about Dominica but we will be seeing our own wikileaks in Dominica very soon and plenty people including journalist going and start pretend they is farmer and start buying G-zone and cyanide pills. Mark my word.
It is a known business practice that Law Firms always have meetings with partners mostly at night and on weekends to get an update on the financial health of d firm. All Accounts must always be reconciled monthly – operating and clients accounts. Clients Accounts are scrutinized down to the last cent. Every time a client comes to a law firm one sees the sign that says how much is charged for a consultation and such fees are to be paid before seeing that lawyer or it accrues in that Client’s name or deducted from the retainer that the client has prepaid. That is simple accounts. Law Firm time is precious. They are in business selling their expertise in periods of time – lots of 30 minutes. Thus in a typical working day a Law firm expects to bill a minimum of 16 times in a working day.
Additional sources of revenue comes in for specific services such as preparation of a will, a warning letter which is a very common service to clients who want to show off on their neighbor, collection of rents, registration of a company, Notice to pay, registration of land, selling of land, land transfers, bills of sale, preparation of contracts, registration of copyrights, patents, and intellectual property rights. Some Law Firms do economic citizenship applications or what is commonly called sale of passports, some others do general insurance, offshore bank s, trust companies, IBCs, debt collections, research , opinions expressed , and quite a lot more!
Funds in the Clients Accounts do not belong to the owners in a Law Firm. When services are rendered, then the Law Firm transfers funds to the operating account that takes care of the expenses of the firm including the payments of salaries and utilities and professional licenses and VAT.
It is the norm that most lawyers will help a friend – they are human. Lawyers in Dominica cannot advertise in the media but will use the media to voice their concerns on issues that affect society and indirectly benefit from their publicity generated!!
It is the duty of every member of a law firm to have a through appreciation of the finances of the firm and see which area that gets in the most revenue. Anything else is unacceptable. A senior partner must demand a monthly or quarterly report on the activities of junior partners! Anything less is grossly unacceptable. There should also be an annual report – a review of the performance of the Law Firm – where was justice achieved, where was justice delayed, why were there so many days of vacation , how many times partners were called to practice out of the Country and the successes and cost benefit analysis revelations!!!
The above cannot be sidelined and think running to a journalist will take care of one’s mismanagement, tardiness, and laziness!!! If you are old and way past 74 years, you should do the honorable thing and retire!!! If a lawyer has lost vigor that lawyer should proceed to either mentor younger lawyers with the clear indication that he/she intends to pass on the firm to them within a stipulated time period, or close down your practice all together and write to your clients that you recommend that they seek the services of another lawyer.
But lawyers in Dominica must wake up and understand that CSME will affect them right here in Dominica where lawyers from another country will take an established Law Firm from a retired Dominican lawyer. It may not be fair but the law it is!!!!!
too much spin from you……and degree lies from you…..time will tell…wicked soul….
You too emotional!!!
Facts win cases. Emotions never wins a case!!!
Charges can also be thrown out like hell. HEnce the reason for almost 50 of them hoping at least one gets stuck.
Well, Potato represent him na in court.
This blogger sounds like a lawyer…I wonder who might that be.
Hey Mr Isidore .. One on your side. I know you from school days. Put your trust in Jah. From what I know is Mr Emanuel who took you to court after your broke up and he put you out even without any of your clients file. The staff came over to meet you. This is trial from the world. Just put your trust in Jah. I know that I will recieve a lot of crtiticsm from all of those who are too polical and everything is politics for them.. The clients had to go to the office of Mano to quarrel for their files. We some of the clients were there because of you not because of Mano. You worked at the Bank and you did a splendid job. They seem to forget that.
They are all judging but the same stick that is used to whip you will whip some of them in the future.
Please get your facts people before putting comments. Today is Mr Isidore’s day. Tommorow may be yours . Be encouraged and put your trust in Jah. We your clients who came to Isidore and Emanuel because of you will stand with you and we will come to you chambers since we were always your clients and not Emanuel’s. We will get back our file. Mr Emanuel take note.nnYour clients are those who came to your to represent them. Mr Isidore’s clients are those who contacted him. So give the people dem their file when they come for it.
You need to be quiet…..seriously
Hey MB
Did you read my comments.. Then read again two or three times. Do I sound like someone who is repeating heresay? I am speaking from facts. Read again. How comes you want me to be quiet and even ….seriously? Who are you – acting for the other partner… Well I not frightened. Are you going to file Criminal Charges against me? .. Then I await.
The walls of jericho are plummeting,the {STARING} on the stage knows “SOMETHING IS HAPPENING” mr.pm do you have any intrest in his matter,i WONDER..
where’s “U FOLLOW” when u need him???
@looking in from outside
i’m not the smartest one but the article says that he is expected to face the court at a certain date to answere to the charges. what does this mean. i think it means that he was charged after the complaints were filed against him
A criminal charge is a formal accusation made by a governmental authority asserting that somebody has committed a crime….then again the article read tht law enforcement have refused to get involved in the matter……………..maybe they later did….how the hell does he have a court date then
well you better check it out again.The article I responded to was the original one not this refined one which i suspect was altered because of my posting, which by the way took hours before it was finally posted.
A matter was filed against friend recently and no criminal charge were laid he later received a court date he went to court as requested and the matter was thrown out.I am by no means a legal mind but i tried to correct what was posted earlier in the day by DNO which had a different headline from what is on now.From what do know any one who is convinced that wrong was done to them by another can
file a matter in court and you will be given a date to prove you claim,but to say that the guy was charged was wrong and it gave the impression that he was subjected to some kind of investigation and wrong doing was found.NOW “WELL” WHAT IS SO DIFFICULT ABOUT THAT TO COMPREHEND.
aight i comprehend now
I wonder if he will represent himself or Tony Astaphan will. I know it wont be Heather Evans cause she is a loser. Somebody just told me maybe Alick Lawrence. Alas all you I have mal vat.
“ DOMINICA COME A BIG JAIL A BIG JAIL WITHOUT BAIL.”.
No wonder it take me 2+ years to get a certificate of title…..MY certificate of title from that lawyer. I tell you boy….I HATE lawyers….all of dem voleur!!!!
I know what you mean it is over 8+ years and I still haven got my certificate of title and she got paid…. the lawyers take advantage of the people I dont beleve that they should be paid in full it should be 50% down and the rest when the title is recieved full amount up front should not be once they get it they couldnt care less the legal system is so corrupt those Lawyers that take clients money and never do much need to be exposed
Excellent Move Emanuel…PLEASE PLEASE SKIN this Isdoire fully….leave no stone un turn…
No Lie will live forever…..seems this one could well vommit up some bad pills which were swallowed to keep some high level up scale Men’s deal…..time will tell but its a very Great move indeed
back this 150%…….Thumps Up…….God listens the cry and prayers of those who believe in justice..
There is a slant in the news here, you know it, I know it.
It is what it is, we can read between the lines.
ADMIN
Well continue to read between the lines nah, you silly cow. You expect everything on DNO to be pro-government? This is not DLP newspaper or a Gov’t-run or funded newspaper, or a UWP newspaper. This is the PEOPLES PAPER, so keep reading between the lines – hope you don’t get stuck. Stupes.
Thanks DNO for that interjection. This is the PEOPLES PAPER.
Thanks DNO for putting him straight. Yes, “the peoples paper”!
My Prime Minister name again in that nonsense…..Lord Have Mercy……………………what should I believe now nah…..
As a fellow Jean St. Joe I can do only one thing, and that is say “10 Hail Mary” for you because right or wrong we all need prayer. This is not a time to rejoice because you are a young man like myself, and though our profession is different I am learning from your situation. The lesson for me is that one cannot be everything to everyone to be part of any social strata. May yahweh strengthen you for the eventual outcome of this court proceedings.
The man apparently made a mistake AGAIN, take it easy people. LMAO boy them fellars good we, i know You Follow will not play with his a** (sorry wrong choice of words) but anyway lets see what happens might be just an honest mistake, but what he do with the money so long the house st joe cannot finish, and the supermarket not looking that up to scale, the bus he have selling them expired goods by the market not even good, …well sah i wait for the story to unfold
shame shame
I must confess that I do not know the details of the case beyond what I hear on the radio and read in articles, but I smell greed.
I am sure the young man could have had a very rewarding life, continuing on the straight and narrow. My understanding is that partnership affords you a bigger piece of the pie.
If what I read is true, that the elder lawyer was a mentor, that hurts even more.
It destroys trust and takes an opportunity away form aspiring lawyers, students, kids.
WHEN IT WAS EARL THEY LAUGH, WELL WHO LAUGH LAST………………… SO MUCH TING WAS SAID.
yeah all dem same labourites who defending isidore now were the same ones persecuting earl. i’m sure earl must be laughing working on the road as he was always referred to as doing by those labourites
What goes around comes around. One died in a car accident they say earlier this year. This one getting sue for 6 m, let us seat and wait to see what her fate will be. God not a policeman. Slowly but surely.
I do not think there is a need to rejoice when someone passes on. Keep the comments clean, will ya?
Well look it ! 2010 really showing us things. His partner in crime die in a car accident earlier this year now they filing criminal charges on him one by one them falling! He who lives by the sword shall die by it.
De big house they build in St. Joseph right next to de hotel they build.
Becareful your claws are showing!! I see envy and jealousy written all over your face.
How does an attorney slap charges on another attorney…is Mano into law enforcement now? Is he the DPP?
WOWWWWWWWWWWW something happening who lawyer he was again i can’t remember , oh yes i do Skerritt the .. you think God joking they just start as we all know every rope has an end and alas is time for these imorality guys to step down from office we never had that kind of governrance in our country but my people patients help is on the way all is not lost
Greed,Greed,Greed. Dame Mary Eugenia Charles in 1996 warned that Dominica have too many lawyers for a small population and when lawyers cant find meaningfull work to do they will resort to mischief (read Gabriel Christian book: Mamo). We will see where this goes…
DNO don’t you have a picture of the alleged criminal. When it was the kokay Beff guy DNO posted a picture of a cow wearing sun glasses. Why not post Isisdore’s picture and a handcuffed Rat wearing sun glasses , carrying and holding a briefcase under the arm pit.
We have one for Tony Astaphan – A penguin with a big Capital L on the white portion of it’s chest and smoke coming from his behind.
The Passport lawyer- A picture of a little Pig wearing jacket and Tie with a Dominica and Barbados flag. (all you look twaka )
Lol, DNO allows us to be so creative. I like.
Why is it that revalations must come out on that particular radio station. It is strange though. They must investigate the reporters at that radio station. Lets not rejoice about people. We do know what is in store for us reports, announcers, politicians etc.
What happen Sandra are you in denial. Are you saying that because the news came from Q95 the news should not be trusted . When you DLP supporters have no way out you come up with all sort of STUPID excuses. It was the same Q95 that made us aware of the Garbage bin fiasco- not DBS nor KIARI; the same Q95 that inform us about the inconsistencies in the ownership of the Villas; The same Q95 made us aware of the $5000 salary Million dollar properties-a case that was put in lock box for one reason or another. By the way Q95 also reported the same when it was Earl Williams
Sandra democracy is not for sale – Those of us who would like to hear the truth and get at least a glimpse of this crooked government dealings we are happy to have Q95. Until otherwise disputed all Dominicans and the rest of the world know that one of Dominica’s PM foot soldier and cover up artist is in a lot of trouble. Instead of coming here and criticize Q95 you should be questioning our PM’s association with this lawyer. You should be wondering whether or not this lawyer really made a genuine mistake when he forgot to pay the taxes on the land deal. These are the questions that honest, sincere and true Dominicans should be asking.
Sandra don’t take yourself down be more intelligent.
@Patat:
U hit the nail on the head!! That’s the issue at play there and nothing political like some comments I’ve read.
Before Isidore folks was hardly visiting Follow office. Here comes new lawyer and mind you a nobody hailing from the Village of Sen Joe up and coming …new face, new clients, new BUSINESS into the firm with a buisnessman suaviness = more cases + prestige + more MONEY!!
Sure recipe for discontentment among partners when the MONEYMAKER in the firm was ISIDORE!
Exit Mr. Isidore = lil cases (won) + lil Money.
What better way to settle this matter by filing probably some false, some true charges against the breadwinner? afterall they were partners before..so someone has to have some dirt on the other!!
This should be a Prime example for young lawyers trying to make a name for themselves in those Old Goats offices in Roseau.
LAWYERS MAY NOT BE THE MOST ETHICAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,BUT WHAT MAKE YOU THINK,SKERRITT UNCLE WOULD WANT TO DESTROY HIM?BRING THAT SH#T SOMEWHERE ELSE…IDIOTS.MONEY SURELY IS NOT THE ISSUE…LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD..
AGREE
Anonymous I don’t get your point. You seem to be bashing the complainant based on your perception that the law firm is obsolete or would have been without Isisdore. That is very presumptuous .In fact one would be more inclined to believe you follow the younger lawyer needed the older partner to start off. Why jump on a dead horse knowing that you cannot make any strides.
I believe that it is perfectly legitimate to align this issue with the political climate in Dominica. How can we not immediately question the famous mistake made in the land transaction of the PM. How can we respond in fear that this lawyer is a close confidant of the PM and is involved in Public entities and matters related to Tax Paying Dominicans.
Anonymous the logical reaction is to question this man’s integrity and by doing so you will have not choice but to ask yourself the pertinent questions – the pertinent questions my friend will inevitably lead you to where every independent mind will.
I was a by stander during a political discussion. At the end of the conversation I ask my self the obvious question. Are we the god fearing people of Dominica really permissive of the get rich at any cost type behavior or is it that we love our politicians soo much that we are prepared to sideline our religious convictions and the love of god all for the glory of a political party. ( I feel like I am filling in for the pastors and priest who remain mute on these issues)
During this conversation or discussion I couldn’t help notice a couple of intelligent men arguing that it is OK for politicians to use their office for their personal gain however . Silent shhhhhhhhhhh think logically. Tell that to your kids.
It was because of Last Born personal connections that a lot of business came to the firm. The young man was a business loan officer at a Canadian Bank in Dominica and has been loved by many throughout the length and breadth of Dominica.
Ask any court/registry employee and they will tell you that this young man’s signature is affixed to many bills of sale documents, many company registration documents, many caveats on Certificates of Titles and this man has the energy of ten men in the courts defending clients. In short d man is a starring!!!
So I want to know something: When this young man was getting a lot of government business and money was flowing in the firm and that young man was working all on a Saturday night when his fellow colleagues were having fun , drinking and having a good time there was no problem! Before that there was no person from foreign that wanted to come and work in that firm!
When d bom sewo stared to run over foreign start to play d two man dem and start a campaign to oust d young man. But foreign thought Stephen would ah fall flat on his face.
News flash!!! Stephen may be imitated but can never be duplicated!!! And so Clients start to follow Stephen wherever he may go and set up office and that is d reason why d old man vex up to now.
You see throwing Stephen out was not good enough. He has to try and crush him and try to make a journalist appear to be speaking the truth! Where in any business agreement it is ever written that if you fallout with an associate the first thing you do is to call a journalist. You are a lawyer but you sideline the courts of the Country and go to the Court of Public Opinion instead!! And then make a show and dance about you going to court and feeding that journalist with all your court filings. But all secretes will come out and those that working without renewed work permits must leave d Country immediately.
It have a news site called Wikileaks.org and it have 55 documents that d Americans have about Dominica but we will be seeing our own wikileaks in Dominica very soon and plenty people including journalist going and start pretend they is farmer and start buying G-zone and cyanide pills. Mark my word.
It is a known business practice that Law Firms always have meetings with partners mostly at night and on weekends to get an update on the financial health of d firm. All Accounts must always be reconciled monthly – operating and clients accounts. Clients Accounts are scrutinized down to the last cent. Every time a client comes to a law firm one sees the sign that says how much is charged for a consultation and such fees are to be paid before seeing that lawyer or it accrues in that Client’s name or deducted from the retainer that the client has prepaid. That is simple accounts. Law Firm time is precious. They are in business selling their expertise in periods of time – lots of 30 minutes. Thus in a typical working day a Law firm expects to bill a minimum of 16 times in a working day.
Additional sources of revenue comes in for specific services such as preparation of a will, a warning letter which is a very common service to clients who want to show off on their neighbor, collection of rents, registration of a company, Notice to pay, registration of land, selling of land, land transfers, bills of sale, preparation of contracts, registration of copyrights, patents, and intellectual property rights. Some Law Firms do economic citizenship applications or what is commonly called sale of passports, some others do general insurance, offshore banks, trust companies, IBCs, debt collections, research , opinions expressed , and quite a lot more!
Funds in the Clients Accounts do not belong to the owners in a Law Firm. When services are rendered, then the Law Firm transfers funds to the operating account that takes care of the expenses of the firm including the payments of salaries and utilities and professional licenses and VAT.
It is the norm that most lawyers will help a friend – they are human. Lawyers in Dominica cannot advertise in the media but will use the media to voice their concerns on issues that affect society and indirectly benefit from their publicity generated!!
It is the duty of every member of a law firm to have a through appreciation of the finances of the firm and see which area that gets in the most revenue. Anything else is unacceptable. A senior partner must demand a monthly or quarterly report on the activities of junior partners! Anything less is grossly unacceptable. There should also be an annual report – a review of the performance of the Law Firm – where was justice achieved, where was justice delayed, why were there so many days of vacation , how many times partners were called to practice out of the Country and the successes and cost benefit analysis revelations!!!
The above cannot be sidelined and think running to a journalist will take care of one’s mismanagement, tardiness, and laziness!!! If you are old and way past 74 years, you should do the honorable thing and retire!!! If a lawyer has lost vigor that lawyer should proceed to either mentor younger lawyers with the clear indication that he/she intends to pass on the firm to them within a stipulated time period, or close down your practice all together and write to your clients that you recommend that they seek the services of another lawyer.
But lawyers in Dominica must wake up and understand that CSME will affect them right here in Dominica where lawyers from another country will take an established Law Firm from a retired Dominican lawyer. It may not be fair but the law it is!!!!!
Patat
I have never seen so much wisdom in your comments or have I not been reading? Yes you hit the nail right on the head. I will stand with Stephen thru it all. He has been my friend from School days and also I did business with him at the Bank where he performed creditably.
Our people just looking to crush and trample on their own brothers. No love only hatred. Only gossip no good report spreading only negative vibes going around and quick to spread without checking the validity of the statements.
I speak from experience of this young lawyer who is my solicitor. See my other comments.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone – until such time when Dominicans begin electing people into public office who understand that public service means service to the people of Dominica, not self-service, then this will continue to go on. Far too often we elect people who, upon walking through the doors at government headquarters, trade “public” for “self”, and proceed to rape the citizens of Dominica. And that applies to all the parties as they exist now.
Unfortunately, our political mindset is so parochial that we either cannot see it, or choose not to. Far to many of our citizenry are “POTO” this party or that party. I have adopted an independent position. This allows me to analyze a candidate based on merits and my confidence that they will fulfill their task as a PUBLIC servant. Some say that my independent stance only indicates that I am unable to commit to something, but I totally disagree. I refuse be a member of and to commit to any political organization. Far too often they nominate people of minimal technical skill and instead choose people who toe the line. If I am a member of a political party and I know, or if “our” candidate has a history, factual or circumstantial, that indicates that he/she is a sakway voleh, there is no way in this world I voting for that person. If I do that, and that person proceeds to perform in a fashion that somehow mirror’s his/her reputation, say for fraud, then I would not only have to share the blame, but I would have allowed that individual to steal from ME. Now, why would I want that – I hate thieves as it is.
The “poto” mentality that is so endemic in our society needs to change in order for these things to go away. Unfortunately, our young people seem afflicted by it as well, and that is where our only hope rests, since the older generation is probably not going to.
Our society also seems afflicted with the “I want it now” mentality; working hard to achieve one’s goals over a period of time seems to be on the way out – everybody want what they want now, and if they have to rob another to get it, they will. Alleged theft of $6 million is serious in a country as small as Dominica. I also have questions about the other attorney – how do you know about this theft? Were you a participant once upon a time and now that you and Isidore have fallen out, is this retribution? Stuff like that…..there’s more to come – stay tuned.
couldn’t have said it any better
Was Isidore Skerritt’s lawyer on the Trafalgar LAND DEAL? Did that same Isidore deliberately make a mistake trying to defraud the Treasury of thousands of dollars In that deal? Didn’t they run and pay the money owed back to the TREASURY? Any SMALL MAN would be brought to court and fined or jailed.
Was Isidore the Lawyer with the GEOTHERMAL PROJECT? All you Dominicans hearing anything about that important project? Wasn’t the Chairman of West Indies Power Co. removed as Manager of our NBD recently, but he is in charge of our GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES to EXPLORE? Expect plenty more news on that former manager and the Geothermal Project.
Has Isidore made any other deliberate mistakes and calculations? Well Mano could not take again. It is said 99 times for the thief, but only one time for the police. Aren’t you all seeing and hearing the kind of people, lawyers, political advisers, doctors, ‘professionals,’ the former ambassador at large in jail in the US, and many others of Skerritt’s ‘HIGH REPUTE FRIENDS’ that have been involved in questionable activities? That is the man Dominicans want as PM of Dominica? Is not one or two or three or four TWAKA PM Skerritt has been involved in, NUH? In fact, there are TOO MANY to mention.
Remember fellow Dominicans, DUAL CITIZENSHIP, VILLAS, RUBBISH and FERTILIZER BOBOLS, SECRET LAND DEALS, Susan Olde and US$400,000.00 matter JUST NAME THEM. But those are what we hearing about? What about those we do not know about yet? Isidore, is your turn now to FACE CHARGES LIKE PEAS. PM Skerritt and his unscrupulous friends will be next. MARK MY WORDS.
PM Skerritt EVADING SUMMON? He FRAID court like DEVIL FRAID GLO BENNI. The case with Matt, he could not allow that case to take its natural course in the courts. MEDIATION was the outcome. He FRAID. He cannot sue Lennox regarding the ownership of VILLAS. He FRAID COURT. BUT he getting INVOLVE IN ALL KINDS of CONTROVERSIAL ACTS. RUN Skerro Run, BUT you all cannot HIDE.
Isidore thought he could disrespect the laws, do all kinds of KOKOMAKAK and LAVI DO. WELL Isidore you miscalculated with another Lawyer older and wiser than you. All you will DAYBAT in COURT. All eyes watching closely the integrity of our JUDICIAL SYSTEM. RUN BUT ALL YOU CANNOT HIDE. LET JUSTICE BE DONE. Those in HIGH PLACES also commit CRIMINAL ACTS and MUST be brought before the COURTS. It is up to the COURTS now to PUNISH THEM, once they do WRONG and act illegally. TOO much NONSENSE happening in Dominica.
I HOPE MANNO HAS NO SKELETONS IN HIS OWN CLOSET, BECAUSE WHO LAUGHS LAST LAUGHS THE BEST.
I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER.
I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER 99 TIMES……
Isn’t that the same Dude that conveniently forgot to pay the taxes on the land deals. Like the old people say – a lie is like a boomerang it goes around comes around. Power and corruption turns into obsession. As the lawyer of Dominica’s almighty the man feels that he is untouchable – just like the almighty himself.
My mum use to say to me “ show me your friend and I’ll tell you who you are” – alleged theft, false accounting, obtaining property by false deception, false statement, among others. Dominicans how long are we going to seat back and defend these characters. The next crook that need to be investigated is the Penguin- that compulsive Liar spin doctor and the other lawyers in charge of selling our passports – the one that think that his name starts with the LAW and is working behind the scene. D N O I did not call names OK.
Let us not be fooled If you are looking for a good lawyer just wait till August Monday – Beach Day I bet you will find them swimming in a cesspool. Some might just be wearing scuba diving suits so that the sh*******t won’t stick. Some of them take a fresh water bath but they still stink; some of them you can see the crap over their shirt belt and suspenders. It is such a pity that our corrupt system and government is crippled and cannot investigate and prosecute so many of these wicked men and women.
ONE OF THESE DAYS BABYLON MUST FALL.- PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT. We can defend these politicians as much as we like but we are beginning to see is return of the monster. The lies and deception ; unlawful gain ; more lies to cover up property acquisition; more lies in the declaration of assets. This Cesspool swimmer is looking 42 counts but for DOMINICA ALMIGHTY be prepared to use a multiplication factor of 4 because every misconduct had been backed up by at least 3 lies . In fact lies are actually colliding with lies.
THE PERFECT STORM: Remember the movie : Greed can push a man to boundaries of self destruction. The more does not necessarily mean “ The merrier” .
The higher the monkey climb is the more they expose. That is all I have to say.
THAT BUBLE IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP- BOOOM. I hope we have an emergency management system in place. For example honorable and honest men and women to form an interim government. Lawyers not included; UWP excluded; Ease up the Stock farm prison and release some prisoners and make space for those government thieves and deceitful lawyers.
Oh what a dayit would be to see some of these dishonarable government officials wearing that prison uniform. Those with foreign passports may run away but I suggest that the interim government sieze all property Villas included..
I have been begging for an interim gov’t for months now. I don’t think we could handle the fallout from the events which are currently unfolding in my beautiful country. The few non-partisan men and women of integrity living in and out of DA, please come forward. Like you, I think members of both political parties on the island are excluded.
its just starting.
I HOPE THEY CONFISCATE HIS PASSPORT. OH OH HE PROPABLY HAVE A DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT TOO.
WELL I DON’T KNOW IF HE HAS A FRENCH PASSPORT.
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I tried getting some clarification from DNO on this matter but I got none,hence I will have to add my ten cents piece to this affair.
I am amazed at the level of irresponsible journalism which exist in Dominica,I am reading this “”news item” and the comments that are been made and i am wondering what is going on here.For i am getting the impression that mr Isidore was charged by the police for wrong doing,as if this matter was subjected to an investigation and the investigation revealed some amount of truth so he was charged.
This my brothers and sister is further from the truth the man was not charged for anything.It is a simple matter of a partner or a citizen who has gone ahead and filed a private matter against mr Isidore so it is up to that individual to prove to the court that the allegation that he is putting forward has some merit.It is not a matter where the police was called in and they found certain evidence so the man was charged.ANY CITIZEN CAN FILE A PRIVATE MATTER IN COURT AGAINST ANOTHER,the important thing is ,you have to prove your case before the magistrate.This not a police case.
So for DNO to take this matter from some political hit men posing as journalist and print as it was said, on programmes designed to achieve one goal only,is an act of irresponsibility.To headline this thing to say that the man was CHARGED is wrong,and to allow these types of comments to be printed is also irresponsible.
I am quite aware of circumstances surrounding this matter. This latest episode is one of bitter grape and trying to play on the public mind by someone who cannot accept his loss and is out for revenge,his sole motive being to destroy a young man who has shown that he can rise from adversity and make it on his own.
We as a people must stop this practice of trying to destroy young progressive talent for the sake of politics.
Mr Isidore was been used as a CASH COW by his partner ,a partner who we all know had lost the trust of Dominicans because of the time he spent on the bench as a magistrate and what he did to Dominicans which forced Sir Brian at the time as AG to remove him.It was Isidore who brought new life to the law firm after returning from Trinidad on studies where he worked with the very reputable and sought law firm of Reginald Armour in Port of Spain.His return to Dominica is another story which i am certain will be revealed in court during the episode as will,the facts of who else was being paid large salaries from the law firm for doing nothing,and how much money going to one household from the firm’s coffers, all this at the expense of Mr Isidore’s hard work.
So Dominican please do not jump to judge the young man because Lennox and Matt have given it their spin for obvious political reasons and getting at anyone is associated with one Skerrit.
His assets were frozen, but he did nothing? Get real or get out!
YOUR POINT?WHEN ONE IS DENIED BAIL IS THAT PROOF THAT HE COMMITTED THE ACT.
ASSET FROZEN ONLY MEANS THAT THE MATTER IS GOING TO BE HEARD SO AS A RESULT THE COURT DOESN’T WANT THE CASE TO BE INTERFERED WITH IN ANYWAY SO THAT WHEN ISIDORE WINS THIS ONE “U FOLLOW” HAS NO IRREGULARITIES TO CRY ABOUT.THE COURT IS JUST BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS.U FOLLOW…. WHATEVER?
LOL JUST TRYING TO EDUCATE YOU BEFORE YOU GET OUT.
With all that info, you are definitely an insider. So, you are not truthful in stating “Looking In From The Outside”
YOU ARE SO TRANSPARENT, “LOOKING”. WHAT IN IT FOR YOU?
Proverbs 11:5 The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
The Saga Continues…. Mr.Isidore is the first one in the regime to fall. He was not protected as the others are.
where dem parasites nah,,,they not commenting today man lol,,,,,oh i forgot i sprayed baygon this morning lol,,,,,dey have the main office in roseau filled with young people sitting at pc’s n laptops to post on every news on d.n.o,,,making it seem the public agree with saverin etc,,,,but now they not posting o.k it early still i waiting for dere excuses
but what happpen to jell santee nah ! Go and wash with jays
so d.n.o make it easier 4 u to track me eh,,,,but i will never join u in ur nastiness dat 4 sure
As we can see not one of the political parties is better than the other…. They all use their political power for their personal gain on the poor pple of Dca
This is a case between two former partners in a Partnership.
I hope there was a partnership Agreement!!!
Is just so it have a firm in town that was hardly making money before some young attorney did join that firm. Those young attorneys use all their energy and strength to make that firm profitable. But when you in business with people and old lawyer think because they older and more experience than you with their lying certificate they can just do what they want. They buying car for outside woman and when their wife getting news of this they putting their wife in d office to sit down with their bag on d desk two days a week and pocket thousands of dollars a month to evade partnership taxes!!!
I hear dem young lawyers does exchange notes when they by coffee shop about d injustice they does suffer at d hand of dem old folks.
Coming back to d matter at hand , it is some time now a prominent journalist wants to see this Isidore fellah on d unemployment road like himself.
We will see if we still have life how that case will end up. I only hope none of dem man doh die from heart complications as a result of de J/A sex machine that want ah big share of d cake!!!!!
Anyway it have plenty precedent cases d Magistrate going and follow and that bound to be a High Court Case which will call sometime in July next year.
Yes Isidore was the young lawyer there with all the clients. I am speaking from facts. I am one of his clients and I have brought quite a few persons when they ask me for a good lawyer. I know this young man from school days so he is like a personal friend. I don’t know if you remember him at the Bank? he worked there diligently before going to study law.
When a partner asking you when you come for your file if you had paid Mr Isidore and how much. What is this about? When one pays receipts are given. One does not pay Mr Isidore himself. The staff – Clerks are the one who writes the receipts. And if is Isidore is your lawyer then it is Isidore. point blank. So why Mr Emanuel holds back all the Isidore clients file and just telling clients bad things about Isidore. This is not right and he has sued Mr Isidore. Then so be it and people stop making comments without facts. If the Clients wants to stay with Mr Emanuel then they will but i fthey request their file then give it to them and stop turnign and twisting them around. Mr I sidores Clients are his own.
Let the court do their work at the appropriate time and if Isidore is guilty then the court will decide so. Enougth of your negative comments and not one of you know what tomorrow may bring. You don;’t even know the facts but only just repeating what someone else tells you or what you hear on the bye ways and high ways.
People take note.
This talk show persons who are just intigating anger and hatred in the society, take note . You will answer one of these days for your mischievous acts.
“You must be taking him” to lunch.
Am pretty sure Isidor or someone at the firm ask you to get your file and had equally bad things to say about Mr. Emanuel. There is three sides to any story let await the third side.
Third Side – Madam or Sir
No one asked me to get my file. I went for them myself as an independent individual since I realised that my file was not at my Lawyer (Isidores’ office). I personally went to get my file since whenever I went to that office, it was my Lawyer – Isidor that I asked for and not eh other Gentleman.
I am a very independent individual and I do not indulge in gossip so neither one nor the other would entertain me to talk about the other. I was not invited to the wedding although as I have said before I know Mr Isidore from way back school days and I will stand next to him since I am the one who retained him as my Solicitor.
Roro if I have to take him to lunch I will and i f you want to join you can. Mr Isidore is my friend (from School days) and I will stand with him. For your information, I have not discussed the whole issue with my friend – Mr Isidore. I am a working individual and he has his business and court matters to see about. But trusr me I will be taking a saturday to discuss with him at the earliest.
Wait when your turn comes.
WHAT IS DONE IN THE DARK MUST COME TO LIGHT!!!!!! Show me your company and I will tell you who you are. Hail Mary Full of Grace….
Haaaa! you see,Earl williams was the uwp man,but am sure we know whose pupet is Stephen Isidore,4 those who dont know ,here are a few links ..Skerrit’s land deal..Blaircourt’s land deal…Suprya sing’s emails…Hartly Henry’s emails, and by the way he was the shapparon of atorney Heather Felix at the P/mouth magistrate court in the Br.Bubles’ affair.One domino falls by mistake the set will surely crumble; anyway the Itasie priestess continues her early morming pilgrimage.Hmmmm dot ka pwie.
Voler voler voler diab ka wi..another sheep in wolf clothing. 6million i wonder if he will show up in court or he already in marigalante..lol…
yes iyah we coming closer n closer to the villas my boy,,,,villas cannot run neither can they hide,,,,i believe these scapegoats testing the waters b4 the big boss wii pal
The time has come for serious revelation of Prime Minister Skerritt’s personal attorney’s misconduct to include the land deals etc. Dominica is now experiencing corruption in all segments of its government, and attorneys who advise the political criminals on how to steal from the country.
Hmm another highly political court-case on the way huh?
Wonder if he will just pull an Earl Williams?
We papa met, another lawyer-liar again, they have not learnt from the Earl Williams saga, when will they learn. Greed man greed. I can live comfortable with my $1800.00 salary, why cant they live with their more than $5000.00 salary.
Earl cannot compare with mister. Mister have all vice you can think off. If I tellyou then DNO will not post my comments. But wait and see, much more to be revealed!
Them man want to leave South Beach Life style. They watch too much Miami Vice growing up.