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The island’s newest lawyer thanked her mother for “never deterring me from my dreams, despite them seeming almost impossible”. Precious Smith, who was Called to the Bar before Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden, also wished her mother Wendy Woodley a happy...

A woman walked free from court after a Supreme Court judge ruled that two convictions for possession of cannabis with intent to supply were unsafe. Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams said the same magistrate should not have presided over the two case...

No damages have been awarded to a civil servant who was rejected for the role of Director of Parks – but the Supreme Court ruled that the Public Service Commission’s decision was unfair. The finding by Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams could result ...

Two British legal consultants, including a Queen’s Counsel, are on the island until next March to strengthen the island’s system of independent court advocates for children. Tinée Furbert, the social development minister, revealed that “experienced f...

A legal trainee who helped draft legislation for emergency Covid-19 payments under a Ministry of Legal Affairs pupillage was welcomed into the fold as a new lawyer at a ceremony on Friday. Lorendae Symonds told Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden she was “h...

A new lawyer credited an alumna’s speech nine years ago at the Bermuda High School for Girls for sparking her interest. Kathleen McBeath also told Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden at a ceremony on Friday that she followed the advice of her grandfather Cr...

Police failed to carry out a proper investigation in the case of a truck driver accused of causing the death of a motorcyclist while drink driving, a lawyer said yesterday. Richard Horseman, counsel for Charles Johnson, who was cleared last week in t...

A senior accused of causing the death of a motorcycle rider while drink-driving has had his name cleared in the Supreme Court. Charles Johnson, 65, of St George’s, had the charge against him dismissed in a brief appearance on Friday before Puisne Jud...

Activists yesterday demanded the sacking of a police officer after the Chief Justice dismissed a criminal case against her for controversial social media posts in the run-up to last year’s Black Lives Matter demonstration. But Social Justice Bermuda ...

A Bermudian man in the UK has been jailed 30 months for drug offences. Trundae Darrell, 30, admitted possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply, at an appearance last week in Stafford Crown Court, according to the Birmingham Mai...