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Bermuda is taking steps to preserve its reputation as a well-regarded and desired domicile for quality business by committing to implement international standards of transparency in order to support the global fight against money laundering and terro...

Victor Richards has been appointed director in the corporate department of Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Bermuda office. “We congratulate Victor on his well-deserved promotion. He is a talented lawyer who brings much expertise to our corporate practice an...

Scott Swainson has joined Wakefield Quin Ltd’s property department as senior counsel. Mr Swainson was previously a partner and the group head of Appleby’s property department in Bermuda for over 15 years. Nicholas Hoskins, managing director of Wake...

Ephraim Georges, a judge from Dominica who served in Bermuda from 1984 to 1988, has died at the age of 82. Mr Georges was the brother of former Bermuda Court of Appeals president Telford Georges, who died in Barbados in 2005. He was Called to the Bar...

The real estate team at law firm MJM Limited has been ranked Tier 1 in Bermuda by The Legal 500. In addition, Denis de Frias, the director responsible for the real estate practice, is listed as a leading individual in Bermuda. MJM has been recognised...

Tenancy agreements (also known as leases) can be in writing or if for less than three years can also be agreed orally. Oral agreements can be unwise, as there is no written record of terms and conditions. Oral agreements for less than three years hav...

A number of lawyers from Appleby Bermuda and Carey Olsen Bermuda have been recognised in the 2018 Chambers Global Rankings. Keith Robinson, a partner of Carey Olsen Bermuda is recognised for his particular emphasis on Bermudian trust disputes and hai...

Law firm Cox Hallett Wilkinson has appointed Anne Campbell to its private client and real estate department. The appointment comes as the firm announced its intention to introduce new talent across the firm this year to service clients’ needs. “We h...

The dispute resolution team at Bermuda law firm MJM Limited has been given a Band 1 ranking by Chambers Global 2018. The global law firm rating agency said the team is known for being a “distinguished, independent Bermudian firm that is widely respec...

Saul Froomkin, QC, has joined law firm Christopher E. Swan & Co as senior advisory counsel. Mr Froomkin has practised law for 57 years in a variety of different fields and roles. He was the Solicitor General of Bermuda from 1978 until 1981 and then ...

A new law firm called Carey Olsen Bermuda has opened for business. It has been established by managing partner and Bermudian attorney Michael Hanson in association with offshore firm Carey Olsen. Mr Hanson has a well-established practice centred on B...

The Government intends to reduce the cost of legal aid this year by hiring two additional lawyers, according to the Attorney-General. Senator Kathy Lynn Simmons said the fixed salaries of the new counsel would contain costs while creating two new job...