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International law firm Harneys has signed up five new lawyers for its Bermuda practice. And the firm said it planned to expand its on-Island team further in the coming months. Sarah-Jane Hurrion, Harneys’ managing partner, said: “Harneys’ growth in B...

The management buyout of the fiduciary arm of legal firm Appleby, backed by London-based private-equity firm Bridgepoint, has been completed. The deal means the fiduciary and administration segment of the offshore law firm, which has 350 employees, p...

Bermuda law firm Appleby was legal adviser in Bermuda and the Caymans for Fosun International’s buyout of the remaining 80 per cent of Island-based insurer Ironshore. The merger transaction closed last month and Ironshore is now an indirect wholly-ow...

A study of Bermudian English might come across the question “who are your people?” Those familiar with the parlance of old Bermuda may recognise this as asking for general background information on one or more of: family name, location of homestead,...

Two Bermuda lawyers yesterday said they had never been nominee directors of a safari firm at the centre of a row over tax avoidance in Botswana. Cox Hallett Wilkinson lawyers Ernest Morrison and David Cooper were reported to be nominee directors of B...

Former Premier Ewart Brown has threatened legal action against Marc Bean for allegedly making defamatory remarks about him at Alaska Hall. A letter from Dr Brown’s attorney Wendell Hollis, addressed to Mr Bean, accuses him of libellous comments at t...

Three new partners and a new counsel have been appointed at legal services firm Appleby. Michael Hanson, head of the employment and immigration team in Bermuda, Clive Langley, a specialist in corporate law and international finance and Steven Rees Da...

Bermuda global law firm Appleby shut its London office because of a “rationalisation of resources” ahead of a management buyout of its fiduciary business. Appleby said it had examined the need for a London presence for some time due to the closeness ...

Proud family members flocked to Sessions House yesterday after four lawyers were Called to the Bar. Kiernan Bell, managing partner at Appleby, described the pupils as “four very talented, bright, future attorneys and members of the bar”. During the c...

A leading Bermuda law firm will today kick off a conference designed to focus on hot topics in the insurance and reinsurance world. And the Sedgwick Chudleigh-organised seminar will zoom in on major threats like cyber crime, insurance arbitration, in...

Recent moves by leading global law firms to set up offices in Bermuda mark something of a watershed for our jurisdiction. Bermuda has been renowned for its strength and depth with regard to quality lawyers, however, it has not always been heralded fo...

Dear Sir, This letter is prompted by the report (September 22) that the local law firm Hurrion had merged with the international law firm Harneys. The question whether the Bermuda Government should permit foreign law firms to practice Bermuda law ...