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The fight over the legal representation of the patients of Ewart Brown returned to the Court of Appeal yesterday.
Mark Pettingill, who represents patients whose medical records were seized by police, called on the court to quash a ruling that he and ...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A dispute between Belco and the Corporation of Hamilton over who should pay to move power lines underground came before the Court of Appeal.
The corporation argued that the energy firm had to cover the $26,000 cost to move Union Street power undergro...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Police Service has denied a claim that officers had accessed medical files seized from Ewart Brown’s clinics.
A spokesman for the patients claimed on Monday that they were “shocked” to discover that “police were going through” seized file...
DATE: Jun 12, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man stabbed 13 times in an attempted robbery was just one millimetre away from paralysis or death, he revealed yesterday.
Borislav Angelov, who was attacked as he came home from work as a bartender, said one of his stab wounds just missed penetrati...
DATE: Jun 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman who complained about a leaky roof for years has won a $38,000 case against her condo management firm.
Maria Rose Hill said the leaks had caused her years of distress and discomfort and resulted in thousands of dollars of damage.
Flamingo Cour...
DATE: Jun 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Privy Council in London has ruled that the Bermuda Bar Council was wrong to deny law firm Walkers Bermuda Ltd a certificate of recognition.
The Bar Council had argued that the law firm was not controlled by Bermudians as required because of a lic...
DATE: Jun 11, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s final court of appeal will hear a case next week which could open the door for British Overseas Territories citizens to apply for Bermudian status.
The applicant, Michael Barbosa, will argue that parts of the Bermuda Immigration and Protect...
DATE: Jun 07, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man convicted of a brutal knife attack on a bartender outside his home was jailed for ten years yesterday.
Acting Puisne Judge Juan Wolffe said Alex Wolffe, 20, had shown no remorse for the attempted robbery of Borislav Angelov, who was stabbed mor...
DATE: Jun 06, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An old building was demolished because its government quango owners said it would cost too much to repair.
The Bermuda Land Development Corporation tore down the derelict Lilyfield Place in St David’s about six weeks ago.
It was once part of the US N...
DATE: Jun 06, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An attempt to create a special clinic for amputees in Bermuda has been launched, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Ryan Gibbons, of the non-profit organisation A New Life, said a prosthetics clinic would make a huge difference to the 300 people on the is...
DATE: Jun 05, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes