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The first graduate of a law firm’s pupillage programme has been Called to the Bar. Marcus Symonds, 30, joined Bermuda’s legal fraternity on Monday after a ceremony attended by his colleagues and family. Mr Symonds said: "I am very pleased to have bee...

A magistrate was right to convict a man of the sexual assault of a schoolgirl, a lawyer for the Crown told the Supreme Court yesterday. The lawyer was speaking after Jamel Simons, 38, who was found guilty earlier this year of forcing himself on a 15-...

A man who triumphed over substance abuse and violent behaviour yesterday reminded troubled youngsters that life “gets better”. Romone Smith, 31, said that his probation officers helped him change by being the role models he lacked as a child – and th...

A trial date was set yesterday for a man accused of causing a boat crash that killed a 24-year-old man. Mikado Burchall, 35, will appear in the Supreme Court on April 18 next year. Mr Burchall pleaded not guilty in 2019 to the manslaughter of Adrian ...

A man dubbed “the motorcycle bandit” appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday as prosecutors argued his sentence was too lenient. Troy Woods, 50, was given a suspended sentence after he was convicted of obtaining money by deception in an incident in D...

An educator told the Supreme Court that the Bermuda Union of Teachers had blocked him from running for union office after he sought to raise serious concerns with members. Leonard Santucci, the BUT representative for the Berkeley Institute, had calle...

A convicted sex offender has been given an opportunity to fight his deportation after a ruling by the Supreme Court. Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, was set to be sent back to his homeland of Jamaica. But Victoria...

The Corporation of Hamilton’s legal fight to block legislation to make it a quango will reach the Court of Appeal this week. The Corporation launched legal action against both the Attorney-General and the Governor alleging that the Municipalities Ame...

A man was yesterday given an 18-month conditional discharge after he admitted an assault on a woman. Magistrates’ Court heard that Teko Bean, 30, punched Evon Bean during a late-night argument. The court heard that Ms Bean, who was in a romantic rela...

A woman who admitted breaking out of the Co-Educational facility was remanded into Drug Treatment Court yesterday. Marissa Ratteray, 59, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to an escape of lawful custody. The incident took place on October 21 in St...