multi-million dollar suit against the Bank of Bermuda, was spared eviction from his Smith's Parish home yesterday.

In last minute negotiations Bermuda Home agreed to wait another three weeks before evicting Mr. Robinson, his wife and two children from their home at 35 Town Hill Road.

The order to evict Mr. Robinson was given on October 8, the same day The Royal Gazette ran a front page story about his suit against the Bank of Bermuda. The bank owns about 25 percent of Bermuda Home.

However, Bermuda Home lawyer Justin Williams said the two events occurred on the same day by coincidence.

"The order for possession in this matter was obtained by agreement in 1996,'' he said. "A writ of possession was sent by attorneys for Bermuda Home to the head bailiff on August 13 of this year with a letter asking the head bailiff to take possession of the property. The timing of execution and the Royal Gazette article of last Thursday is coincidental.'' Yesterday, Mr. Robinson waited for about an hour along with bailiff Shirley Smith for Mr. Williams to show up with the eviction order from Bermuda Home. A truck also arrived to cart away the family possessions.

A Royal Gazette reporter and a photographer were also present.

However, lawyers for both sides reached a deal near the Palmetto Bay Hotel, and Bermuda Home agreed to take possession on November 6. Under orders from his lawyer Mr. Robinson refused to comment on the matter.

The Royal Gazette understands that Mr. Robinson is seeking millions of dollars in compensation for what is being alleged as a breach of trust and breach of confidentiality by senior management regarding a loan he took out from the bank.

Soon after the loan was taken out, Mr. Robinson lost his job as assistant manager of mortgage and finance at L.P. Gutteridge back in the early 1990s and was unable to keep up the payments on his house.

L.P. Gutteridge was later merged with the Bank of Bermuda's mortgage and property divisions to create Bermuda Home Ltd.

Mr. Robinson also has a writ out against Appleby, Spurling & Kempe (AS&K), the law firm which formerly represented Summitt during the time the company was building homes on Cut Road, St. George's.

Summitt was involved in a default judgment against American developer Thomas Coughlin, who was ordered to pay about $500,000 to Mr. Robinson. Back in 1994 Mr. Coughlin, who left the Island, was the centre of a police probe regarding the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Summitt.

The Bank of Bermuda, the Bank of N.T. Butterfield and Son Ltd., and the Bermuda Building Society were also involved in legal action against Mr.

Coughlin at the time.

AS&K represented the Bank of Bermuda in its action against Mr. Coughlin. The Bank of Bermuda has said it had no comment on the matter.