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A judicial review into the Commission of Inquiry into Historical Loss of Land is set to go ahead after the Governor agreed to bring in an overseas judge to hear the matter. The call for a review of the commission’s conduct was first made in January, ...

A judge has ruled in favour of a lawyer who sued The Royal Gazette after it reported on the work he did in Bermuda for an American billionaire accused of tax evasion. Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden ordered the newspaper not to publish anything containe...

Independence is on the cards for Bermuda, but the island should not sever its ties with the monarchy, Hamilton’s Mayor has insisted. Charles Gosling, widely seen as a conservative figure, said Bermuda’s political scene needed to ensure it was mature ...

David Burt has defended the pace of constitutional reform after the same promises on changes in the relationship with the UK were made in two successive Throne Speeches. The Premier insisted that it was wrong to say very little had been done on the ...

The Constitution and parts of the island’s governance are in line to be updated in the new session of Parliament, it was announced in the Throne Speech yesterday. Rena Lalgie, the Governor, who delivered the speech on behalf of the Government, said t...

The Crown is to challenge a ruling by the Chief Justice that a policewoman who posted a “grossly offensive” online cartoon cannot be prosecuted. A notice of appeal in the civil case of Pc Barbi Bishop v the Queen was filed by lawyers for the Attorne...

A policewoman who posted an online cartoon before last year’s Black Lives Matter march will not face a criminal prosecution, the Chief Justice ruled yesterday. Mr Justice Narinder Hargun said the All Lives Splatter meme posted on Facebook and Instagr...

A legal challenge that claimed strict curfew laws were unconstitutional and denied people a “reasonable excuse” will be rescinded after the man at the centre of the challenge admitted to a breach of the Government curfew. Marc Daniels, the lawyer for...

A date has been fixed to hear a legal challenge that claims strict curfew laws are unconstitutional and denied people a “reasonable excuse” defence. Marc Daniels, the defence lawyer for Kinte Smith, confirmed last week that the challenge will be hear...

A legal challenge that claimed strict curfew laws were unconstitutional and denied people a “reasonable excuse” defence has been launched in the Supreme Court. Marc Daniels, the lawyer for Kinte Smith, who took action after he was charged with a curf...

Lawyers for a pressure group who want to block planned compulsory coronavirus quarantines at hotels are expected to apply for an interim injunction today, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The news came after Constitutional Freedom Bermuda hit its target...

A sacked police officer who lost a legal battle to get his job back is to appeal the decision. Victoria Greening, the lawyer for Oswin Pereira, claimed his case was of “huge public interest” as it concerned whether decisions of the Public Service Com...