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A Bermudian father locked in a transatlantic custody battle after allegations of sex abuse overseas has been told he can keep his two daughters until a hearing on their future is held. The Court of Appeal heard the pre-teenage girls, who cannot be id...

The Human Rights Commission shed some light yesterday on its decision to pull out of a legal attempt to ensure children’s rights were protected in court proceedings. The HRC said that, although there were several reasons behind the decision, the matt...

The Court of Appeal has released its reasons for a decision to uphold an order that barred two lawyers from representing the patients of Ewart Brown. Sir Christopher Clarke, the President of the Court of Appeal, said in a written judgment: “It was, i...

The Court of Appeal has found that the Director of the Department of Public Prosecutions correctly handled allegations of gross misconduct by one of his deputies. In a decision handed down on Friday, the court found that Larry Mussenden, the DPP, did...

Three “brave abused” children and a handful of charities successfully fought for a legal change that will protect youngsters by ensuring they have independent representation in court, the groups involved in a Court of Appeal case said yesterday. A jo...

The Government has shown a “flagrant disregard” for children by failing to pay for them to have independent legal representation, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. Court of Appeal judge Dame Elizabeth Gloster said in a written judgment that there ...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ban preventing Mark Pettingill from representing the patients of Ewart Brown whose medical records were seized by police. Mr Pettingill and Victoria Greening, both of Chancery Legal, had been ordered off the case by t...

A legal dispute between the Director of the Department of Public Prosecutions and one of his deputies over an allegation of gross misconduct came before the Court of Appeal yesterday. Larry Mussenden sought to overturn a decision by the Supreme Court...

The Court of Appeal was urged to overturn a murder conviction on the basis that fresh evidence had arisen. Jerome Lynch QC, lawyer for Khyri Smith-Williams, told the court last week that two affidavits, one signed and one not, could raise doubts on t...

A legal row between two of the island’s top prosecutors is expected to go before the Court of Appeal today. Larry Mussenden, the Director of the Department of Public Prosecutions, will appeal a judge’s decision regarding the way he handled a complain...

The fight over the legal representation of the patients of Ewart Brown returned to the Court of Appeal yesterday. Mark Pettingill, who represents patients whose medical records were seized by police, called on the court to quash a ruling that he and ...

A dispute between Belco and the Corporation of Hamilton over who should pay to move power lines underground came before the Court of Appeal. The corporation argued that the energy firm had to cover the $26,000 cost to move Union Street power undergro...