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Arlene Brock’s eight-and-a-half years in charge of the Ombudsman’s Office of Bermuda have been nothing if not headline-grabbing. She has been publicly accused of bias by a Cabinet Minister, sued by the Corporation of Hamilton and had at least one of ...

Tougher parole laws are on the cards, according to National Security Minister Michael Dunkley. Mr Dunkley tabled new legislation yesterday to allow police to arrest people suspected of breaching parole conditions on the spot. Previously, officers had...

A long-awaited report on the governance of the City of Hamilton can now be revealed, including an investigation of the Corporation’s handling of its secretive waterfront development deal. Bermuda Ombudsman Arlene Brock had pledged to deliver her repo...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley presented a paper on Bermuda Trust Law at the International Trust and Tax Summit in Miami on November 19. In a press release, it was stated that Justice Kawaley explained the general approach of Bermuda’s courts to applicati...

Ombudsman for Bermuda Arlene Brock believes a lawsuit against her by the Corporation of Hamilton potentially threatens the existence of her office in Bermuda. Appearing in the Supreme Court before Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman, who is debating whether...

November 15, 2013 Dear Sir, As reported in today’s The Royal Gazette, ‘City sues Arlene Brock’. I have a few questions; who pays the City lawyers’ fees? The City taxpayer? And the Supreme Courts hearing on charges of contempt last month and the rulin...

The City of Hamilton has launched a legal suit against Ombudsman Arlene Brock, in the continuing battle over Hamilton’s secretive project for the redevelopment of the city’s waterfront. The application for a judicial review cites the Ombudsman’s “dec...

Ombudsman Arlene Brock said today she was giving members of the Corporation of Hamilton longer than usual to respond to “adverse comments” made about them during her ongoing investigation into City Hall governance. Ms Brock said in a statement that h...

Ombudsman Arlene Brock handled 109 complaints in 2012, a fifth of which were about the Ministry of Home Affairs. Her annual report for 2012 lists by government department how many complaints she dealt with, showing there were 23 about Home Affairs, i...

Government is to meet with restaurant, bar and club owners later this month in a bid to crack down on anti-social drinking. And Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley has revealed that Cabinet has already discussed a number of initiatives, including ...