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QLD State Conference

The Australian Lawyers Alliance QLD State Conference 2009 will be held 13 to 14 February at the Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast. This event attracts up to 300 attendees annually and is an excellent overview of developments in the area of personal injury law over the past 12 months. Earn up to 10 CLE / CPD points. Don't miss this event!

Click here to view further information about this event, including program, registration and accommodation details. Early-bird registration closes Friday 9 January - register early to save up to $200.

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Entre body text – The Australian Lawyers Alliance QLD State Conference 2009 will be held 13 to 14 February at the Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast. This event attracts up to 300 attendees annually and is an excellent overview of developments in the area of personal injury law over the past 12 months. Earn up to 10 CLE / CPD points. Don't miss this event!

US Death Penalty Case

Jamie Ryan Weis was charged with killing a woman in February 2006, but has been without legal representation for the past eight months. His execution has been put on hold in the hope that counsel may be provided soon.

Weis' case highlights the financial difficulties that has faced the state public defender system since 2005. Weis filed a court order forcing the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council to sign a contract with two private defense attorneys who had once represented him, but were removed when the system failed to pay them. The attorneys were successfully reinstated in April 2008, but no action has been taken since.

Another difficulty with the case is a new law that requires local counties to share some of the financial burden for death penalty cases.

The case remains unresolved. For the full story >>