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A 30-year-old woman Called to the Bar said the milestone was a moment in the making for nearly two decades. Tiné Tucker told a packed courtroom at the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building that her aspiration to become a lawyer began around age 11. She s...

Lawyers Jamie Rego and Bradley Houlston have joined the Bermuda office of international law firm Appleby. Mr Rego, a Bermudian, returns to the firm’s corporate department after working for an Australian firm. He completed his pupillage with Appleby i...

Bermuda’s emergence as the offshore jurisdiction of choice for fintech companies seeking to operate in a regulated space was underlined last week as the island hosted Tech Week, three separate conferences focused on the Bermuda innovation and technol...

The long-awaited Incorporated Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2019 was tabled in the House of Assembly on September 27. The ISAC Act is a stand-alone piece of legislation and a companion statute to the Segregated Accounts Companies Act 2000. The i...

Bermudian lawyer Jacari Brimmer-Landy has been Called to the Bar. He was called at the Commercial Court on Friday before Chief Justice Narinder Hargun. Mr Brimmer-Landy is an associate in the corporate practice of international law firm Conyers. He s...

An arrest warrant was issued for a lawyer yesterday after he failed to appear in court over assault charges. Kamal Worrell, 38, did not attend Magistrates’ Court despite an order to appear before Magistrate Maxanne Anderson. Mr Worrell, from Warwick,...

Carey Olsen has been named Offshore Firm of the Year at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards. The awards were presented at a ceremony in London on Saturday. They celebrate legal excellence in the world of private wealth and are recognised as among the...

Typically, a Bermuda fund is incorporated as an exempted mutual fund, formed as an exempted limited partnership or established as a unit trust. The focus of this article is upon the first of the trio. As with most Bermuda companies, mutual fund com...

A Bermudian lawyer has been nominated as one of the leading practitioners in her field. Juliana Snelling, of Canterbury Law Limited, was named in the Who’s Who Legal: Labour, Employments and Benefits 2019 publication. It is the second time Ms Snellin...

Commencing a claim in a court of summary jurisdiction, also known as the Magistrates’ Court, is a relatively straightforward process. The claim is opened when the plaintiff completes the Ordinary Summons form which is issued in duplicate by the Cou...

Two Bermuda associates are being seconded to Walkers’ Hong Kong office next month. The firm said the move is in response to continued growth in demand for Bermuda legal services at its Asia offices. It will also provide the lawyers, Shannon Dyer and ...

A forum will discuss the opioid crisis and provide updates on the growing liabilities involving cannabis and the herbicide product Roundup. These are among the topics on the agenda for the afternoon event hosted by Kennedys Bermuda next month. The la...