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Bermuda’s top magistrate has hit back at claims that the court system is riddled with inefficiencies and incompetence. Juan Wolffe, the senior magistrate, defended the lower court after top lawyer Jerome Lynch QC claimed lat week that defendants on t...

A man charged with concealment of gun in a parcel shipped to Bermuda was caught on camera at the offices of the US courier from where the contraband was sent, the Supreme Court heard yesterday. James Rumley, of Spring Benny Road, Sandys, has pleaded ...

A man jailed for three years for a string of sex offences against a schoolgirl has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Kenneth Williams was found guilty of offences against a child under the age of 14 last year. But lawyers asked for t...

A child sex offender jailed for 18 months will not get a heavier sentence, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. Cindy Clarke, for the Crown, argued that Chez Rogers should serve at least three years after he was convicted on charges of luring and hav...

Two murderers and a third man jailed for attempted murder have won the right to appeal their convictions in what was said to be a potential landmark decision. The ruling by the Court of Appeal yesterday came in the wake of changes to the law on jury ...

The show must go on – but with a difference next year. That’s the message from organiser’s of the Bermuda Festival, which has undergone a major revamp, in part due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The event, which normally takes place from Jan...

Most homeowners will not see an increase in land tax bills next year after the Government postponed a review of property values in the wake of the Covid-19 economic crisis, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The tax is calculated on the annual rental valu...

The jury in the Supreme Court trial of a man charged with smuggling gun parts into Bermuda yesterday saw video footage of him being quizzed by detectives. James Rumley refused to answer police questions during an initial interview and brought a secon...

Defendants are being denied a fair trial in Magistrates’ Court because of inefficiencies that cause hearings to drag on for years, it has been claimed. Top attorney Jerome Lynch QC made the accusation during a Court of Appeal hearing yesterday into t...

A group of defence lawyers yesterday launched a bid to appeal the convictions of three men jailed for murder and attempted murder. The move came in the wake of a ruling earlier this year which deemed that the jury selection process in criminal trials...