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The Madoff Ponzi scheme was at the centre of a Supreme Court hearing last month, which has resulted in a ruling released by Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman this week. Mr Hellman heard defendants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) argue the statement of claim ...

A Bermudian businessman has been accused of charging overseas entrepreneurs thousands of dollars for work that was never completed. But financial advisor Spencer Conway insisted his company was justified in charging the fees after carrying out “a sco...

A bankruptcy judge this week delves into key issues in the worst municipal bankruptcy in US history. And in the middle is a Bermuda insurer whose holding company lists a Bermuda cabinet minister as a director. The case is scheduled to go to trial in ...

Former Minister of Economy, Trade, Industry & Community Development Patrice Minors, now a regulatory official with the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), is charging Butterfield Trust Bermuda Ltd (BTB) $150 an hour for giving evidence in an $100 milli...

A judge has awarded costs to the adopted daughter of alleged elder abuse victim “Auntie Em” after her six-year legal battle with her mother’s former carer. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled yesterday that Rosamund Hayward should not have to pay her own...

Plastic surgeon Christopher Johnson plans to sue Bermuda Hospitals Board for more than a million dollars for allegedly reneging on a legal agreement reached earlier this year. And he claims BHB misled taxpayers about the terms of the agreement by cl...

Shadow Health Minister Zane DeSilva has launched legal action against Minister for Health and Seniors Patricia Gordon-Pamplin over comments made in an April press release. A writ filed by Charter Chambers on June 24 lists Mr DeSilva as the complainan...

Juan Wolffe believes Bermuda has a “chronic case of denial on deep-seated problems”. As president of Bermuda’s Drug Court, he is familiar with the 12-step programme many recovering addicts go through. “Any discussions about solutions must first begin...

An increasing number of business employers are foregoing social insurance payments and other taxes to keep their businesses afloat in economic hard times. Civil Court Magistrate Juan Wolffe said it has become “a huge problem in Bermuda” in recent yea...

The number of women brought before the courts for violent offences and civil matters as a result of unpaid bills is on the rise. Coupled with the prevalence of absent fathers Magistrate Juan Wolffe has warned that the effect on young women is now as ...