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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...

All four partners in the Bermuda office of international law firm Carey Olsen have been ranked in the 2020 edition of Chambers Global, ,/i>the firm said. Chambers is a leading reference and ranking guide for law firms and lawyers based purely on clie...

The Bermuda office of law firm Conyers has been recognised as Band 1 in the corporate and finance, insurance, and dispute resolution categories in the 2020 edition of Chambers Global. Conyers’ worldwide practice was ranked Band 1 in the international...

The Hong Kong office of international law firm Appleby has closed due to concerns related to the coronavirus. The virus has killed more than 1,100 people worldwide since emerging as a health threat in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December. A statemen...

Lawyer Alex Potts QC has left the Bermuda office of international law firm Kennedys to become head of the litigation and restructuring practice in the Cayman Islands office of Conyers. The firm said Mr Potts’s appointment follows a recent expansion w...

Organised by the Bermuda Bar Council, the event from 4:30pm saw lawyers and support staff walking around the City of Hamilton, beginning at the Sessions House and ending at Docksiders Pub. Local law firms and in-house counsel were asked to make dona...

A long-serving Bermuda barrister has been appointed a Queen’s Counsel. Delroy Duncan, of Trott and Duncan Ltd, was one of 114 international lawyers approved for the honour in the 2019 application period. The appointment was made on the recommendation...

A former premier has launched a legal action against the Office of the Attorney-General over allegations of corruption. Ewart Brown claimed that the Attorney-General — then Trevor Moniz — accused him and his two clinics of illegal behaviour in their ...

Trust law specialists from international law firm Carey Olsen have contributed the Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Guernsey chapters to the fifth edition of Trusts in Prime Jurisdictions. The book is produced in association with the Society of Trust and ...

Sweeping changes to Bermuda’s pensions regime are under way that could result in private-sector employers and their employees seeing significant alterations to their existing pension arrangements. Royal Assent was given at the end of last year to the...

Carey Olsen has been shortlisted for both International Law Firm of the Year and UHNW Private Client Services Innovation of the Year at Citywealth’s Magic Circle Awards 2020. The awards, which are now in their fifteenth year, look to recognise the be...