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The recent Court of Appeal judgment upholding the Government’s plan to turn the corporations of Hamilton and St George into local authorities with appointed leadership was notable for two reasons. First, the appeal court judges asserted the supremac...

A woman cleared of cannabis charges on appeal has had her convictions restored by the Court of Appeal. Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams found last year that two convictions against Rebecca Wallington should be overturned because of the appearance o...

The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim that a Supreme Court judge may have appeared to be biased against a former Progressive Labour Party MP and minister because of an earlier corruption investigation. Michael Scott had called for two rulings by P...

A man caught smuggling almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has had his prison sentence cut by five years after an appeal. The Court of Appeal found that Josef Vlcek’s 30-year sentence – the heaviest sentence ever dealt for drug importation in B...

Plans to turn the Corporations of Hamilton and St George into quangos look likely to go ahead after a Court of Appeal ruling

A prosecutor has said the Supreme Court should not have overturned the conviction of a woman found guilty of drug offences. Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams found earlier this year that there was an “appearance of bias” in the cases against Rebecca...

A man jailed for 30 years for smuggling almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has claimed his ability to mount a defence was damaged by translation problems. Josef Vlcek, from the Czech Republic, was convicted in 2019 of trying to smuggle nearly ...

Elections for the island’s two municipalities have been postponed for a year, it was announced last night. Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, met representatives of the Corporations of Hamilton and St George yesterday to confirm the ...

A year to the day after Bermuda’s top court heard arguments about same sex marriage, supporters and opponents are still awaiting its decision

A man imprisoned for 30 years after he tried to smuggle almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has appealed against his conviction. Josef Vlcek was convicted in 2019 of trying to smuggle nearly three kilograms of the drug into the island on a flig...

The Supreme Court has been hit by “extreme staff shortages” because of Covid-19 pandemic, officials have said. A circular said: “As a result of Covid-19, and other unexpected circumstances, the Civil and Commercial Division of the Supreme Court is co...

A man convicted of a 2011 murder will have his case heard by the Privy Council in London next month. Devon Hewey and Jay Dill were sentenced to life in prison in 2013 after they were found guilty by a unanimous verdict of the killing of footballer Ra...