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The Bermuda Health Council has called on the Court of Appeal to overturn a decision to allow a clinic to offer services under the Standard Health Benefit. Ben Adamson, counsel for the BHeC, said the body reasonably refused the Hamilton Medical Centre...

No evidence that political speech would be stifled by legislation designed to replace elected officials in the municipalities with appointed quango members has been presented, the court of Appeal has been told. Delroy Duncan, the counsel for the Atto...

The City of Hamilton continued its battle for survival yesterday in the face of a government plan to turn both of the island’s municipalities into quangos and end local elections. The Supreme Court earlier ruled that the Municipalities Reform Act was...

The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of a half-brother and sister jailed for murder. Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers were both found guilty last year of the premeditated murder of Marcus Gibbings – Burgess’ ex-boyfriend. An appeal was ...

A man jailed for a plot to smuggle gun parts into Bermuda has argued his conviction should be quashed because his trial was unfair. James Rumley, 40 was found guilty last year of three counts of importation of firearm components by a unanimous verdic...

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 veteran teacher who sued the Government after she was passed over for the role of Commissioner of Education will have to pay half of the Government’s legal costs. Gina Tucker argued in court that she was not given a fair chance at the job, which wa...

A man who seriously injured a motorcycle rider after he fell asleep at the wheel has lost an effort to overturn his conviction. Levince Roberts was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to Jahron Wilson by driving without due care and attention i...

A police officer fired last year for use of excessive force during the arrest of a teenager has lost his appeal against dismissal. Oswin Pereira was terminated from the Bermuda Police Service after he was accused of turning off his body camera and hi...

A police officer fired for gross misconduct yesterday called on the Court of Appeal to allow him to return to the job. Oswin Pereira was fired by the Bermuda Police Service after he was accused of turning off his body camera and striking a teenage su...

Jurors involved in a murder trial are all to be questioned about their deliberations in the case, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday. Cleveland Rogers and Katrina Burgess were both jailed for the murder of Marcus Gibbings, who was fatally stabbed in...

Two convicted gunmen were not disadvantaged by unfairness in the jury selection system, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Quincy Brangman and Le-Veck Roberts both asked for their convictions to be quashed because prosecutors “stood by” a disproportionat...