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A dispute between a landlord and tenant is to go back for trial after appeal court judges found that a magistrate was wrong to make a ruling without hearing evidence. The panel was told there was “an established practice” in Magistrates’ Court where ...

The driver of a car involved in an accident which left a teenager in a coma with brain damage was given a suspended prison sentence yesterday. John Doran, 19, from Devonshire, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court last month to injuring David Goonewa...

A woman who lost control of her car and crashed was ordered to take part in a court treatment programme after pleading guilty to drink-driving. Ryley Mason, 21, from Pembroke, admitted the offence when she appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. ...

A motorcyclist stopped for speeding was banned from the roads for 18 months after pleading guilty to drink-driving. Malcolm Symonds, 60, from Pembroke, admitted the offence when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Prosecutor Gardener-Brown...

A bid by prosecutors to reopen a drink-driving case that has dragged through the courts for three years has been rejected. The Department of Public Prosecutions argued that the case against defendant Damon Edwards was erroneously dismissed by a magis...

The island’s newest lawyer was praised by his colleagues in a Call to the Bar ceremony at the Supreme Court with a quote from US rapper Kendrick Lamar to illustrate his perseverance. Reid Orchard, a hip-hop fan as well as a fourth-generation lawyer, ...

A teenager who fled from police on his motorbike causing drivers to swerve out of his way has been banned from the roads and fined. Aniki Gaiton, 19, of Warwick, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court today to driving dangerously and failing to stop fo...

A 27-year-old man who was seen by police swaying from left to right while riding his motorbike has been banned from the roads for three years. Corey Sousa, from Sandys, appeared in Magistrates’ Court where he pleaded guilty to driving while under th...

A fiancée felt like she was going to die while being assaulted by her partner, a court heard yesterday. Damion Williams, 41, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to assaulting Destiny Taylor, also from Pembroke, and depriving her of her liberty. He also ple...

Uncertainty remains over whether Bermuda will get its own arbitration centre, the Minister of Public Works admitted yesterday. The centre in Hamilton, to be named after a former president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and a past Progressive Labour ...