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Victims of crime who seek criminal injuries compensation may have to wait years for their claims to be processed, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The lawyer for a man shot four years ago said she was told by the Supreme Court last week that the Crimina...

The Government is staying silent on its practical and financial plans to provide vulnerable children involved in court proceedings with legal representation, despite a judge’s recent criticism that not doing so breaches their rights. Puisne Judge Ste...

A barrister who heads up the Police Complaints Authority, as well as a committee that investigates the conduct of lawyers, should resign from both roles because of a conflict of interest, a pressure group has said. The Civil Justice Advocacy Group, w...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley issued a statement this afternoon thanking Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, for new court rules and legislation to improve court proceedings. Ms Simmons, the Government Senate Leader, “safely piloted” the Evidence A...

Bermuda’s court system is crippled by a staffing crisis, the island’s top judge said yesterday. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley and Acting Registrar Alexandra Wheatley said in a joint statement that successive Attorneys-General had failed to tackle the pro...

Court witnesses will be able to give evidence through a video link after legislation was passed in the House of Assembly this morning. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the change would “improve the administration of justice in Bermuda by reducin...

Staff shortages in the court system are slowing up justice, the Attorney-General has warned. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Government Senate leader, told the Upper Chamber of Parliament “serious” shortages had led to a “constriction of the public’s constit...

Court requests for mental health reports have rocketed by nearly 300 per cent in the past three years, the Bermuda Hospitals Board has revealed. The BHB said that delays in delivering reports to courts were because of a shortage of professionals as w...

Court of Appeal judges have raised serious concerns about the “unacceptable” delay it takes for criminals to be sentenced after they have been convicted in Bermuda. The panel of appeal judges highlighted several Supreme Court cases they had dealt wit...

The Bermuda Broadcasting Company has been taken to court by the Performing Rights Society for alleged breaches of copyright legislation. And, according to a preliminary ruling, the broadcaster asked Supreme Court to find that the island’s copyright l...

The system of selecting juries in Bermuda that allows for both the prosecution and defence to “stand down” jurors without providing reasons does not need to be reformed, according to Chief Justice Ian Kawaley. Mr Justice Kawaley’s comments follow a r...

A truck driver has walked free from court after being cleared of carelessly pulling out in front a young motorcyclist and killing him. Prosecutors had alleged that George Simmons had cut the corner as he turned in front of Ezariah Matthie moments bef...