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A complaint by a government lawyer against other members of the profession was thrown out of court, one of the barristers involved has said.
Senior Crown counsel Norman MacDonald claimed in a judicial review application that the Bermuda Bar Associati...
DATE: Aug 08, 2018
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The Government is staying silent on its practical and financial plans to provide vulnerable children involved in court proceedings with legal representation, despite a judge’s recent criticism that not doing so breaches their rights.
Puisne Judge Ste...
DATE: Jul 30, 2018
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A lawyer who led an inquiry into the police’s use of pepper spray on protesters represented the Bermuda Police Service before the findings of the investigation were released.
Jeffrey Elkinson, the Police Complaints Authority chairman, appeared in Sup...
DATE: Jul 26, 2018
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A barrister who heads up the Police Complaints Authority, as well as a committee that investigates the conduct of lawyers, should resign from both roles because of a conflict of interest, a pressure group has said.
The Civil Justice Advocacy Group, w...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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Court
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Sam Strangeways
The island’s general hospital logged 430 incidents that resulted in harm to patients over less than five years, Bermuda Hospitals Board statistics have revealed.
Of those, 28 fell into the three most serious categories of harm — 14 patients died unex...
DATE: Jul 06, 2018
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Health
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Sam Strangeways
A 66-year-old cyclist who was seriously injured when his pedal bike collided with a motorcycle has died.
Police confirmed the death of the Devonshire man this afternoon.
The crash happened at about 11.50pm on Saturday on Middle Road in Devonshire, ne...
DATE: Jun 27, 2018
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A garage owner claimed he was being persecuted by the Government after double yellow lines were painted on the road outside his business and home.
Mark Sousa, who owns Cardoza’s Auto Group on Mission Road, Paget, and lives next door, said he received...
DATE: Jun 26, 2018
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A 70-year-old woman who launched a bid to overturn her late father’s will has reunited with her seriously ill estranged brother, who has now backed her claim that their elderly parent was “unduly influenced” into leaving his home to two distant relat...
DATE: Jun 25, 2018
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The list of companies publicly supporting same-sex marriage has grown, with a raft of new additions after an article in The Royal Gazette earlier this week.
We reported on Wednesday that 58 businesses — from bars and luxury hotels to law firms, globa...
DATE: Jun 15, 2018
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Same-Sex Marriage
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Sam Strangeways
A video showing public works minister David Burch telling off a garage owner for allegedly breaking the law has sparked interest on social media.
The recording was made by Mark Sousa, owner of Cardoza’s garage, as Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch rebuk...
DATE: Jun 14, 2018
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