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A lawyer has been criticised heavily by the Court of Appeal for “unreasonable and improper” conduct of an appeal involving a controversial American speaker who was added to the “stop list” after an appearance on the island. Barrister Eugene Johnston ...

A mother’s conviction for money-laundering has been quashed by the Court of Appeal — but her son’s sentence for running a drug smuggling operation was increased by six years. Denise Morris was given a 12-month suspended prison term earlier this year ...

The gunman convicted of the gun murder of Prince Edness has failed in a bid to have his murder conviction quashed. Jaquii Pearman DeSilva was jailed for life in October 2015 for the cold-blooded killing of Mr Edness — a self-proclaimed drug dealer a...

A prison officer has had an appeal against his conviction for attempting to bring contraband into Westgate dismissed. After Art Simons was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court, he filed an appeal before he could be sentenced, stating the trial judge ha...

The Government will not appeal last week’s landmark legal ruling on same-sex marriage. Home affairs minister Pat Gordon-Pamplin told The Royal Gazette last night: “The Government acknowledges the Supreme Court ruling handed down on Friday last and, u...

The Court of Appeal has struck down a ruling that a construction company only hired “black faces” on a project to justify work permits. While the Human Rights Commission found that Apex Construction Management Ltd had discriminated against Bermudian ...

Jailed murderer Wolda Gardner has lost an appeal against his conviction for the shooting of Malcolm Augustus. Gardner, 37, was sentenced on July 28, 2015 to 20 years behind bars before being eligible for parole, after a majority jury found him guilty...

A West End Development Corporation tenant has won a reduction in the damages she was ordered to pay the quango in rent arrears. Carla Crockwell was told to pay Wedco $12,321 in March 2015 after protracted legal proceedings spanning more than two year...

The Court of Appeal has rejected a ruling by the Supreme Court which could have opened the window for British Overseas Territories citizens to seek Bermuda status. While the original ruling by Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman found that Bermuda’s immigra...

A man convicted of perjury and witness intimidation has had his sentence extended after an appeal. Dujon Reid-Anderson was convicted alongside his cousin, Devon Hewey, of causing a witness to give false evidence in an attempted murder case in which H...

An employer who was fined for work-permit offences has had his fine significantly reduced after appealing the decision of the Chief Immigration Officer to the Supreme Court. Kenneth Dill Jr, the proprietor of Changes Beauty Salon, was fined $35,000 i...

Two men jailed for the premeditated murder of David Clarke have lost an appeal against their conviction. Jahkeo LeShore and Darrion Simons were both found guilty of the fatal shooting of Mr Clarke, who was killed on the evening of April 17, 2011. Dur...