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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....

Bermudian Stacee Smith has been chosen as the first recipient of Walkers Bermuda’s pupillage programme. A past student at Saltus Grammar School and the University of Ottawa, Ms Smith completed a law degree at Queen Mary’s University in London, Englan...

Conyers Dill and Pearman celebrates 90 years in business today. The law firm was established in 1928 when Reginald Conyers, swamped by the conveyancing work associated with the foundation of the Bermuda Railway, took into partnership two younger law...

Individuals young and old should carefully consider what would happen to them if they were to become mentally or physically unable to handle their personal and/or business affairs. Mental disability can happen to anyone, whether caused by a stroke, ...

The legal profession’s governing body has backed an objection to a bid to hire a top London barrister to challenge the Supreme Court ruling that quashed a ban on same-sex marriage. It is understood the Bar Council has told the Government that it does...

A former Berkeley Institute pupil has been Called to the Bar as a lawyer for Conyers Dill and Pearman. Elizabeth Blankendal, 24, recently completed a year of pupillage at the firm and is now a qualified associate in its corporate department. She was ...

The Bermuda limited liability company, or LLC, was introduced two years ago by the Bermuda Limited Liability Company Act 2016 (LLC Act) and is closely modelled on the equivalent Delaware legislation. A hybrid entity, the LLC offers many of the benef...

Two current hot topics in the office are data protection and cybersecurity. Not only are they areas that we advise our clients on, but they also directly affect our day-to-day habits in the office. Gone are the days when a lawyer’s desk and office w...

Stamp duty in Bermuda is a tax applied to documents, known as “instruments” under the tax. Any instrument signed in, or brought into, Bermuda is potentially liable to stamp duty, unless specifically exempt. The Stamp Duties Act 1976 describes instr...

Wakefield Quin has awarded its 2018 Legal Scholarships to Ojeda Smith and Aqueelah Simmons. Ms Smith, a summer intern, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in criminology from Nottingham Trent University in England in July. She said: “I realised towards...

Gavin Woods is to join law firm Carey Olsen Bermuda in its corporate practice. He is currently a partner at Appleby and has more than eight years of experience in the Bermuda market, Before working in Bermuda he was with Freshfields Bruckhaus Dering...