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London’s Privy Council will hear a dispute between the Bermuda Bar Council and a law firm that it has refused to recognise. Walkers Global had set up a licensing agreement with Bermudian firm Taylors to become Walkers Bermuda. But the Bermuda Bar Cou...

From being a law firm with only one employee a year ago, Carey Olsen Bermuda now has 17, and is set to add another four early in the new year. Michael Hanson, managing partner, in association with leading international offshore firm Carey Olsen esta...

MJM Ltd has announced that senior associates Jennifer Haworth and Jeremy Leese will be promoted to directors from January 1, 2019, joining the law firm’s management team. From the New Year, MJM’s directors at board level will consist of Mr Leese ...

A Bermudian lawyer has been appointed head of litigation and dispute resolution at an island law firm. Allan Doughty has taken over the role at BeesMont Law Ltd. Mr Doughty said: “I intend to lead the expansion of our practice in human rights, privac...

ASW Law Ltd hosted a “lunch-and-learn” seminar for Bermudian students studying in Britain. The event took place last week at the Bermuda Government’s London office. Students joined the Bermudian law firm’s team for a presentation and open discussion,...

More than 40 Bermuda lawyers have been listed in the IFLR 1000, a guide to the world’s leading financial law firms. Conyers Dill & Pearman has 14 lawyers on the list, while Appleby is the next best with 11. Tier 1 law firms are Appleby, Conyers and C...

Bermuda continues to attract technology-based start-ups. With each new start-up comes the question of what types of digital transactions are permitted under our legal and regulatory regime, including the ability to offer tokenised funds. By a tokeni...

Conyers Dill & Pearman has won the Offshore Firm of the Year title at the Chambers HNW Awards. The event was held in London and attracted more that 180 attendees from prominent private wealth law firms around the world. It was the inaugural Chambers ...

Peter Dunlop is a new partner at Walkers Bermuda and has joined the firm’s insolvency and dispute resolution group. Kevin Taylor, managing partner and head of the insolvency and dispute resolution group, said Mr Dunlop brought with him a “wealth of ...

Kimonea Pitt has become the newest member of the Bermuda Bar, but she said her work had just started. Ms Pitt, 24, told friends and family at her Call to the Bar ceremony: “This milestone event marks both an end and a beginning. I am eager to continu...

Ariana Caines developed a love of criminal law watching marathons of Law & Order with her grandmother. She knew her mother’s mother was a lawyer, but she didn’t realise how important until she attended her funeral. It was only then she discovered the...

While most Bermuda residences are reserved for Bermudians, international purchasers are important for Bermuda’s economy. International purchasers are typically categorised into the following sectors: • Individuals who do not possess Bermuda status....