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The Covid-19 outbreak has transformed the way we operate in all aspects of life, including and especially the way in which businesses function. In response to shelter-in-place measures and social-distancing restrictions, most companies have implemen...

Carey Olsen Bermuda partner Keith Robinson has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Actec is a trusts and estates lawyer organisation in the United States, with fellows in all 50 states as well as from 16 othe...

As Covid-19 sweeps across the globe, many companies are choosing to retract, suspend or reduce dividends to preserve cash and ensure liquidity. Dividend payments are a method of returning value to shareholders, the propriety of which, apart from ques...

Corporate lawyers Kit Cunningham and John Small have joined the Bermuda office of international law firm Appleby as associates. Mr Cunningham practices in all areas of corporate and commercial law, including finance, insurance, public and private M&A...

With people working from home and being surrounded by their spouse, children, and in some cases parents, the prospect of they or a loved one contracting the coronavirus and how it might impact their family, is a natural topic of conversation. It is ...

The Bermuda office of international law firm Conyers has announced the promotion of four lawyers. Francesca Fox, Alexandra Macdonald and Jennifer Panchaud have become directors, while Cynthia Millett has been promoted to counsel. Christian Luthi, cha...

The local office of international law firm Conyers provided Bermuda law advice to aircraft lessor Aircastle Ltd in connection with its $7.4 billion merger with a newly formed entity controlled by affiliates of Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Leasing ...

The first seven cases of Covid-19 in Bermuda have been confirmed and the situation continues to develop. Readers will have felt the effect on their everyday lives for some time, including in the workplace. Employers are facing trying times dealing w...

A string of assault and wounding charges against a lawyer have been withdrawn two days into a trial. Prosecutors submitted a nolle prosequi, a request for an indefinite adjournment to the case, at the Magistrates’ Court trial of Kamal Worrell on Tues...

Bermuda’s regulatory regime for trust business has recently been enhanced. A framework for the supervision of relevant private trust companies has been introduced and this month new filing requirements for PTCs will take effect. The island presents ...

Shareholder activism is a growing trend among listed companies. Sometimes, the actions of directors are contrary to the wishes of shareholders or shareholders feel that the incumbents are not performing to the level expected, and a change in board co...

Chelsea Rodrigues has joined the ASW Law pupillage programme. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws from City, University of London in 2018, graduating with honours. She then completed the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law. She is currently p...