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The Bermuda Bar Council has been slammed for its handling of a complaint against a lawyer accused of improper questioning of a witness. A Disciplinary Tribunal decision written by Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons, which dismissed the case, said the ...

A lawyer who was accused of improper conduct has had the allegations dismissed by a Disciplinary Tribunal. Norman MacDonald came under fire for “irrelevantly and improperly” questioning the sexual orientation of a witness in a Supreme Court case over...

A 24-year-old Devonshire man was remanded in custody yesterday after he admitted repeatedly sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl. Shundray Gilbert pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to three counts of touching the pre-teen for a sexual purpose wh...

A man accused of selling a “lemon” second hand car has lost an appeal against a court order to repay the buyer. The Supreme Court heard that Amber Simons bought a second-hand Peugeot from Robert Peets in 2017 for $13,000 – but found the car was riddl...

A US-based cardiologist has lost an appeal against a decision to refuse him permission to practice on the island after it was found he tried to mislead the Bermuda Medical Council. Asad Qamar applied to work in Bermuda but was refused by the BMC afte...

The Commissioner of Police has argued that an officer fired after he turned off a body camera before he allegedly struck a suspect should not be allowed to return to the service. A lawyer for Stephen Corbishley said in the Supreme Court that officer...

A former commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment was charged with corruption today. Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley, 53, appeared in Magistrates’ Court with Gareath Adderley, the former Commissioner of St John Ambulance, and Christopher Cla...

A real estate agent was banned from the roads for two years and fined $3,000 yesterday after he was convicted of injuring a cycling magistrate. Brain Alkon, 75, also had 10 demerit points imposed on his licence after was found guilty in Magistrates’ ...

A man charged with drink driving and refusal to take a breath test told a court that a friend had driven him home while he slept – and left him in his car at the side of the road where it was spotted by a passing police patrol. Chris Furbert Jr, 42,...

The Government is suing the Information Commissioner to avoid having to hand over records to her about the payment of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to former premier Ewart Brown. Dr Brown, who owns two medical clinics, received the funds ...