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A chef has been awarded more than $50,000 in damages after slipping on a ramp that breached building regulations. Beverley Allen was awarded just over $55,000 as a result of the fall in November 2012 after taking her employer, Gold Coast Company Ltd,...

A driver has denied the manslaughter of a motorcyclist who died in a road traffic accident. Patrick Richardson also pleaded not guilty to a series of alternative and additional charges in connection with the fatal crash on Middle Road in Warwick on A...

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on a legal dispute between the Minister of Home Affairs and the Island’s unions. Throughout the week, lawyers for both sides have called for the court to make declarations stemming from an industrial action whi...

The Supreme Court’s judgment expanding the rights of same-sex partners could have profound and wide-ranging effects on legislation and the workings of government departments. Shortly after yesterday’s ruling Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs...

The Supreme Court has ruled that those in same-sex partnerships with Bermudians should have the same rights to reside and seek employment as spouses of Bermudians. The landmark ruling comes as a result of a legal action brought by the Bermuda Bred Co...

The Bermuda Police Service faces a substantial bill after the Supreme Court ruled that the human rights of a British policeman who was unfairly passed over for promotion were breached. Michael Harkin looks set to receive more than $200,000 in damages...

Michael Harkin’s victory in the Supreme Court yesterday broke new ground in Bermuda in several areas of human rights and employment law. His lawyer Allan Doughty told The Royal Gazette the ruling set a new precedent for people trying to pursue claims...

A British policeman who was unfairly passed over for promotion in Bermuda has won a landmark case at the Supreme Court. Michael Harkin filed an internal complaint with the Bermuda Police Service in October 2009 when several Bermudian colleagues were ...

A ruling was delivered today by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley on the impending legal action between the Bermuda Government and the Bermuda Trade Union Congress (BTUC). Mr Justice Kawaley has found that while the unions attend the Supreme Court next week,...

A significant court appearance starts today for the Island’s unions as their representatives contest a move from the Bermuda Government for a permanent injunction against what it calls unauthorised industrial action. The Bermuda Trade Union Congress’...

Bermuda Hospitals Board will not strip medical negligence victim Kamal Williams of his $60,000 compensation, even if it wins a case against him at the Island’s highest court of appeal. The BHB’s lawyer, Caroline Harrison QC, delivered that assurance ...

A barrister has “unequivocally” denied trying to get a prosecution witness to change his story. Kamal Worrell, along with co-defendants Devon Hewey and Dujon Reid-Anderson, are accused of persuading Levon Thomas to give false evidence in a shooting ...