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An athlete charged with shooting a man in Somerset has been cleared by a jury after a three-week Supreme Court trial. Blaine Simmons, 20, had denied attempting to murder Lo’Torean Durrant, 23, and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence in th...

A dispute over the legal representation of the Corporation of Hamilton has erupted in the aftermath of Government claiming stewardship. During a hearing in Chambers yesterday afternoon, lawyers Alan Dunch and Eugene Johnson both claimed they represen...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has met with representatives of the Defence Bar after a walkout over the recent reappointment of Rory Field. A statement released this afternoon said: “Representatives of the Criminal Defence Bar met on Monday with Chief Jus...

In an unprecedented mass walkout, about 15 lawyers protested against the reappointment of Rory Field as Director of Public Prosecutions by leaving a special sitting of Supreme Court. The walkout included some of the Island’s most recognisable defence...

A man fired for repeated lateness has won a wrongful dismissal suit, but the Supreme Court rejected allegations that he was discriminated against for being Bermudian. Curtis Richardson launched legal action against Air Care Limited last year for both...

A man who severely beat a lawyer as she left court, choking her and repeatedly slamming her head into the ground, has been sentenced to three years behind bars. Steve Bryant Symonds, 59, pleaded guilty this month to assaulting lawyer Georgia Marshall...

A man who admitted sexually exploiting a five-year-old girl and inflicting emotional trauma on her family has been jailed for six years. The Supreme Court heard that Michael Raymond Byron, 54, of Southampton, abused a position of trust when he molest...

Three woman convicted of a brawl outside a cricket club were sentenced this afternoon, with one being jailed. Chanel Smith, 26, received a 2½-year sentence for wounding 27-year-old Collisha Burch and having a bladed article in a public place. Her co-...

Three men this morning denied charges of attempted murder during an appearance in Supreme Court. Shannon Dill, 24, Shelton Baker, 24, and Stacey Robinson, 23, each pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to murder Lionel Thomas Jr in an incident ...

Sex offender Milton Richardson has been released from prison after having his sentence reduced. Richardson, a 48-year-old former youth group leader, was jailed for a total of 18 months in May after being convicted of sexually exploiting a young boy o...

A professional burglar will remain behind bars for the foreseeable future. Steven O’Neil, 30, was sentenced at Supreme Court yesterday. He pleaded guilty to seven counts of burglary and two counts of attempting to steal motorcycles. All of the offe...