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The Government has moved to block a judicial review into how it signed a controversial deal without putting the contract out to tender.
The Cabinet Office ministry signed a deal with Florida-based shipper Access USA through the Post Office in May, 20...
DATE: May 04, 2022
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Gareth Finighan
A British man who smuggled almost $500,000 of drugs has been jailed for five-and-a-half years
DATE: Apr 30, 2022
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Gareth Finighan
Two top lawyers have backed a move to offer increased sentencing discounts to defendants who plead guilty to offences.
Justice Shade Subair Williams announced the initiative on Tuesday after consultation with the Department of Public Prosecutions and...
DATE: Apr 29, 2022
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Gareth Finighan
A hearing into the legality of a Commission of Inquiry into allegations of land grabs will be held in the summer.
The hearing was ordered after Raymond Davis, also known as Khalid Wasi, and Myron Piper, asked for a judicial review of the commission i...
DATE: Apr 05, 2022
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Gareth Finighan
Supreme Court services hit by the Covid-19 pandemic are getting back to normal, officials said today.
Office hours were cut in January after the court system suffered “extreme staff shortages”.
But a court circular revealed that the Supreme Court and...
DATE: Apr 05, 2022
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Gareth Finighan
A man who killed his father has apologised to his family for the frenzied knife attack that led to his death.
Tyshaun Brown told the Supreme Court that he was sorry for the trauma he had inflicted.
He said: “I would like to apologise to my family for...
DATE: Apr 02, 2022
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The evidence of a man charged with smuggling more than $470,000 worth of drugs into Bermuda was “a pack of lies” that “simply doesn’t make sense”, a prosecutor told the Supreme Court yesterday.
Alan Richards, who appeared for the Crown, made the clai...
DATE: Mar 07, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Commission of Inquiry into allegations of land grabs will undergo a judicial review to see if it acted inside the law, it was revealed yesterday.
Khalid Wasi, also known as Raymond Davis, and Myron Piper were successful in their argument before Ass...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A police officer who broke his ankle during a training exercise is suing the service for negligence
DATE: Feb 10, 2022
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, is taking legal advice before deciding whether an independent judge from overseas should be called in to preside over a judicial review.
The application for a judicial review into the legitimacy of the Commission of Inquiry...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan