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Changes to the island’s anti-money laundering regulations to better police digital assets have been given the green light by the House of Assembly. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act 2022 would update ...

A father has asked for a judicial review of a government requirement for children to have routine coronavirus tests to attend school. Jason Benevides, a father of four, with one at public school, said he wanted to question the legal authority for rou...

A legal battle arising from a merger of two gyms on the island is now in the hands of a Supreme Court judge. Assistant Justice Jeffrey Elkinson reserved judgment Tuesday in the matter of Scott Stallard’s claim against defendants The Athletic Club Lim...

The Government’s plans to legalise and regulate the sale of cannabis in Bermuda struck a major roadblock in March after legislation was rejected by the Senate – which delayed a potential stand-off with the UK. The Cannabis Licensing Act, which set ou...

Speed cameras have not been brought into service fast enough, the transport minister admitted today. But Lawrence Scott insisted near record levels of road deaths did not amount to a national emergency. Mr Scott said the Government was treating the ...

No evidence that political speech would be stifled by legislation designed to replace elected officials in the municipalities with appointed quango members has been presented, the court of Appeal has been told. Delroy Duncan, the counsel for the Atto...

A friendly society told a court yesterday that a police investigation should be launched into the reasons it was denied permission to provide motor insurance. Craig Walls, a member of the Bentley Friendly Society, told the Supreme Court: “It is scand...

A newly minted barrister and mother of one said that her five-year-old son inspired her to get through her studies. Arielle DeSilva, 28, explained that she stayed the course for the sake of little Noah, despite hitting major obstacles, including a fa...

Legislation which will enable hundreds of people born to a parent from a British Overseas Territory to obtain British citizenship is being scrutinised by MPs in the UK Parliament. The Nationality and Borders Bill, tabled in July in the House of Commo...

Amendments to ensure that sitting Members of Parliament cannot sit on the Casino Gaming Commission were given the green light in the Senate. Owen Darrell, the Junior Minister for the Cabinet Office, said the previous legislation had implied that MPs ...

Employment law experts said that mandatory coronavirus tests in workplaces was lawful if “reasonably” justified by a duty of care. Juliana Snelling and Gambrill Robinson, of Canterbury Law, looked at the legalities after the Bermuda Employers’ Counci...

Co-operation between employers and staff would boost the effectiveness of workplace coronavirus test policies, lawyers have advised. Gambrill Robinson, an associate at Canterbury Law, said if tests were mandated, managers should think about how they ...