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A lawyer for Bermuda’s four Uighurs has raised concerns after the Government mistakenly released highly confidential records about the men’s relatives under public access to information. The Department of Immigration initially provided only eight rec...

International law firm Appleby, which has deep roots in Bermuda and a significant presence on the island, has finished in second place in the Offshore Law Firm of the Year category at awards presented by British legal publication, The Lawyer. While m...

A legal row between two of the island’s top prosecutors is expected to go before the Court of Appeal today. Larry Mussenden, the Director of the Department of Public Prosecutions, will appeal a judge’s decision regarding the way he handled a complain...

Final consultations are now taking place in respect of the Incorporated Segregated Accounts Companies 2019 (Bill), which is expected to appear on the statute books soon. The draft Bill is the result of a collaboration between the Bermuda Government a...

She was already familiar with working behind a drinks bar and now a young woman is making her mark at the legal Bar. Janaé Nesbitt was admitted to practise law last week in a courtroom filled with family, friends and colleagues. The 28-year-old, who ...

Bermuda has adopted amendments to the island’s investment funds regime to ensure that regulatory oversight and supervision of the investment funds industry by the Bermuda Monetary Authority is in line with shifting international standards. The amendm...

A Bermudian lawyer has blamed his bankruptcy on unpaid client bills of more than $1.5 million. Rick Woolridge said yesterday: “I’ve got $1.7 million worth of receivables in the street. Mr Woolridge explained: “I’m in the process now of suing people ...

A former soldier Called to the Bar yesterday said he was impelled to become a lawyer after his Royal Bermuda Regiment brother was killed on duty in a car crash in Britain. Julian Wheddon said his family felt helpless and lacked a sense of closure aft...

There has been much discussion among trust professionals about the potential impact that digital assets may have on trusts and the trustees that administer them. Here are some of the key themes that have arisen during those discussions. When new and...

Conyers Dill & Pearman is rebranding and will now go by the name “Conyers”. Signage was changed at the law firm’s Hamilton offices in Clarendon House. The new brand will apply to all parts of the firm’s business, including legal professional and clie...

Carey Olsen Bermuda partner Keith Robinson is set to speak at the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law annual meeting in Japan. He will discuss tax information exchange agreements at the four day event in Tokyo, which starts on May 20. Mr R...

Defence lawyer Elizabeth Christopher has been elected the new president of the Bermuda Bar Association. Ms Christopher was vice-president under former president Karen Smith Williams. Cindy Clarke, the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, has been ...