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A ten-year sentence for a man caught with a loaded handgun has been upheld by the Court of Appeal. Prosecutors appealed the sentence on the grounds it was too low and said Dion Cholmondeley should have got 12 years in jail. The Court of Appeal ruled ...

A 17-year-old boy accused of killing a Bermudian teenager in the UK denied claims that messages on his phone referred to the murder. The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, admitted being one of four men who chased Lyrico Steede th...

The Court of Appeal has convicted Andrew Lake of causing the death of New Zealander Mary McKee after it was revealed he was accidentally acquitted by the Supreme Court. Lake had admitted the offence during a Supreme Court trial, but the charge was ne...

The Corporation of Hamilton has lost a legal bid to get power firm Belco to pay to move electricity lines on a city street underground. The corporation argued in the Supreme Court that a 2012 agreement required Belco to move “apparatus” at no cost to...

A man racked up the latest in a string of drink-driving convictions after he ignored police advice to take a taxi. Officers saw Franklyn Pearman unsteady on his feet at a gas station before he rode away on a bike, Magistrates’ Court heard today. The ...

A repeat offender was sent to drug treatment court after he admitted stealing shirts from PriceRite. Saje Nearon, 39, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a charge of stealing $192 of merchandise from the store in Mill Reach, Pembroke. Prosecutors...

A British teenager accused of killing Bermudian youngster Lyrico Steede said he saw the fatal stabbing, but was not involved. The 17-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he was “frozen in shock” as co-accused Kasharn Campbe...

Sir Christopher Clarke has been appointed as the new president of the Bermuda Court of Appeal. The judge, who has served on the Court of Appeal since 2016, is best known for being counsel for the Bloody Sunday Inquiry and is a former senior member of...

A boat driver who admitted causing the death of a woman was not convicted of the offence because of a Supreme Court error. Andrew Lake admitted causing the death of New Zealander Mary McKee by reckless driving after passing over her small inflatable ...

A defence lawyer denied allegations of domestic assault in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Kamal Worrell, 38, pleaded not guilty to six counts of unlawful assault. The incidents allegedly occurred on November 14 in Warwick. Magistrate Juan Wolffe relea...