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Law firm Walkers (Bermuda) Limited has celebrated the five year anniversary of its Bermudian operations in Hamilton. It opened its doors on January 4, 2016 as Taylors in association with Walkers and offered a full service commercial practice. Within...

A barrister said he was stunned to be told on Christmas Eve he had been rejected for jobs as a Legal Aid lawyer – after two years’ work as a consultant with the office. Paul Wilson added that two applications he submitted to become a permanent staff ...

A defence lawyer failed to appear at a trial due to start yesterday because his practising certificate was not renewed in time. Charles Richardson should have represented a 35-year-old man accused of attempted sexual assault at a trial in Magistrat...

After success with a consulting company, Kastleway Group is taking another step forward by opening a registered law firm and recruiting a Bermudian attorney. Monika Adams launched Kastleway Compliance to give businesses the ability to hire a consulta...

International law firm Kennedys is calling for applications from Bermudian law students for two-year solicitor training contracts at its London office. Partner Mark Chudleigh said a place is being offered for entry next September, and another spot is...

Law firm Phoenix Law Chambers has had its corporate service business provider licence revoked by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. The BMA said it had done this due to breaches of the Corporate Service Business Provider Act 2012 in three key areas. It ...

The cousin of a former Cabinet minister has been Called to the Bar. Monica Kelly, 27, was welcomed into the legal world on Friday surrounded by family members – including her cousin, Wayne Caines, a former national security minister. Ms Kelly told th...

A Bermudian woman who took a non-traditional route to the legal profession has been Called to the Bar. Gambrill Robinson, 46, has completed her pupillage at Canterbury Law and joined the firm as an associate. She is working with the directors of Cant...

A graduate of the pupillage programme at law firm Appleby has been Called to the Bar. Ashley Bento spent the first 12 months of her two-year training stint at the firm in the corporate and insurance departments. Ms Bento now works with John Wasty, th...

Amber Farrington became the latest member of the Bermuda Bar last week at a hearing in Supreme Court. Ms Farrington, a Bermuda High School graduate, earned a Bachelor of Arts at McGill University before turning to the University of Bristol and the Un...

The Bermuda office of international law firm Walkers has appointed Bermudian lawyer Malacia Madden to its corporate, finance, funds and insurance practice group following her successful completion of articles with the firm. Ms Madden, who joins as an...

In this article we discuss some of the key issues that employers and employees should consider when giving notice to terminate an employment contract. Bermuda does not recognise the concept of “at will” employment, so employment contracts covered by ...