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With the cruise season well underway we are seeing a steady stream of tourists visiting the island after having taken advantage of the all-inclusive on-board hospitality that the cruise lines offer their passengers. This provides a timely opportunit...

A global law firm is to open an office in Bermuda — one of the first major international firmz to enter the Bermuda market. And the move could bring a jobs boost to Bermuda with recruitment of lawyers and other professionals to staff the new office. ...

The annual meeting of the Bermuda Bar Association three weeks ago, provided for by section 5(1) of the Bermuda Bar Act 1974, returned the following results: Officers: Richard Horseman (president); Karen Williams-Smith (vice-president); Christian Luth...

The historic America’s Cup has paid a visit to the event’s official legal team. The cup, known as the “Auld Mug”, was shown off at law firm Appleby, with staff given the chance to get up close to the trophy. Appleby managing partner Kieran Bell said:...

Myth #37: Same-sex marriages are not recognised in Bermuda. The issue of same-sex marriage is one which has generated much debate and even stronger feelings. In this paper just last week, a poll undertaken in Bermuda showed that approximately half o...

The Employment Act 2000 (the “Act”) promotes the fair treatment of both employers and employees in Bermuda by establishing minimum employment standards and enforcing those standards through the Employment Tribunal (the “Tribunal”). The majority of cl...

Mark Diel is the new managing director at law firm Marshall Diel & Myers Limited. He will be assisted in the leadership role by colleague Adam Richards, while former managing director Kevin Taylor is returning to litigation practice within the litiga...

Myth #36: The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2015 will open the floodgates to the purchase of Bermuda real estate by non-Bermudians. The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2015 (the “Act”), approved by the Senate in ...

A Bermuda law firm is to change its name to BeesMont. ISIS Law, set up in 2008, made the switch after the same initials were later used to identify the terror group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The new name is a combination of the founders...

Bermuda Bar Council president Justin Williams is to step down after two years in the role. Mr Williams said the last two years had seen “significant advances”, including the introduction of conditional fees, which means failure to win a case means no...

With the Transcontinental Trusts Bermuda Forum taking place next week, it is timely to reflect on some of the attractive features and structuring alternatives that Bermuda’s trusts and related law provides and to consider some recent exciting develop...

After nearly 20 years as a social worker Lisa Trott decided a change was as good as a rest. She travelled to England with her son, Shakari, so he could attend a specialist school for deaf children and while there she embarked on a new career in the l...