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Trust law specialists from international law firm Carey Olsen have contributed the Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Guernsey chapters to the fifth edition of Trusts in Prime Jurisdictions. The book is produced in association with the Society of Trust and ...

Sweeping changes to Bermuda’s pensions regime are under way that could result in private-sector employers and their employees seeing significant alterations to their existing pension arrangements. Royal Assent was given at the end of last year to the...

Carey Olsen has been shortlisted for both International Law Firm of the Year and UHNW Private Client Services Innovation of the Year at Citywealth’s Magic Circle Awards 2020. The awards, which are now in their fifteenth year, look to recognise the be...

A lawyer who worked pro bono in India, South Africa and the United States was urged to keep up the practice when he was Called to the Bermuda Bar this week. Lewis Preston helped asylum seekers as part of his volunteer work at the start of his career....

The Bermuda Monetary Authority has confirmed that it will not object to BMA-supervised entities conducting cannabis business with a licensed cannabis cultivator, processor or seller so long as the conduct of the cannabis business is legal at all leve...

Vanessa Schrum, a partner in the Bermuda office of international law firm Appleby, has been recognised in Citywealth’s International Powerwomen Top 100 List 2019. The annual report profiles 100 of the most powerful women who are power players within...

Prisoners appealing their convictions could have remained in jail for months longer than necessary because of delays at the Court of Appeal caused by “lamentable failures” by lawyers. The court issued a hard-hitting judgment after four criminal appea...

For many companies, outsourcing is essential in allowing them to cost effectively and efficiently provide their own services to clients. However, there has been a growing appreciation by such companies of the potential risks involved when an organisa...

Working families will benefit from more generous leave entitlements in the New Year. When it comes into effect on January 1, the Employment (Maternity Leave Extension and Paternity Leave) Amendment Act 2019 will enhance certain existing rights while ...

From an early point in her career Stacee Smith was familiar with the workings of the legal system and courtrooms. Back then she was a junior reporter for The Royal Gazette covering plea court and the Supreme Court. She said her passion for writing an...

A major leadership forum in Washington DC was attended by Appleby Bermuda partner Tammy Richardson-Augustus. The Women, Influence & Power in Law 2019 Executive Leadership Forum is a three-day event presented by Corporate Counsel. It is the original g...

A 30-year-old woman Called to the Bar said the milestone was a moment in the making for nearly two decades. Tiné Tucker told a packed courtroom at the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building that her aspiration to become a lawyer began around age 11. She s...