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The elimination of tax evasion is a laudable objective. Governments miss out on revenue if assets are moved to other jurisdictions to evade taxes, and the impact is greater in poorer countries. However, it is reasonable to ask whether international...

The year 2016 was rather exciting for Bermuda from the legislative and regulatory perspective not only for the quantity and quality of developments in this arena over the past year but also because of the notable achievements of the jurisdiction such...

For Kentisha Tweed a life’s ambition was achieved when she was Called to the Bar in her home country this month. It was the culmination of many years of hard work and came two years after she was Called to the Bar of England and Wales. Ms Tweed, 30, ...

Bermuda’s Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners’ annual conference takes place this week themed “Bermuda: a Centre of Excellence for the Family Office”. With reputable international speakers attending, it is timely to consider the unique nature ...

As she was Called to the Bar yesterday, Shaunte Simons recalled the bold declaration she made at the tender age of 4. “When people ask children what they would like to be when they grow up, you get the usual responses: fireman, astronaut, singer,” sh...

The Bermuda Bar Association has accused Attorney-General Trevor Moniz of turning a blind eye to its repeated calls to allow conditional fee agreements in Bermuda. Richard Horseman said the Bermuda Government’s stance on the legal arrangements, which...

Hamilton was awash with local lawyers yesterday afternoon for the third annual Legal Fraternity Charity Walk fundraiser. Organised by the Bar Council, the event from 4.30pm saw about 100 people walking and jogging around the Bermudian capital — begin...

Tyrone Quinn was Called to the Bar yesterday, following in the footsteps of his uncle Rick Woolridge. The 31-year-old, of Devonshire, never intended to become a lawyer — having dropped out of high school and finding himself unemployed at a young age....

The limited liability company (LLC) is the first new legal vehicle to be introduced into Bermuda in many years. The LLC was introduced by the Limited Liability Company Act 2016 (LLC Act), which was passed in the Senate in July 2016 and became operati...

Davina Hargun yesterday took a step in her father’s footsteps by being called to the Bermuda Bar. Ms Hargun, the daughter of veteran lawyer Narinder Hargun, was formally admitted to the Bermuda Bar surrounded by friends and family in a ceremony in th...

Bermuda is being represented at the Society of Trust and Estate Practioners Asia conference in Hong Kong, by Keith Robinson of Appleby Bermuda. Mr Robinson is a partner in the firm, and is also chairman of STEP Bermuda. At the conference, which takes...

The common reporting standard (CRS) is the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) model for the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) between jurisdictions worldwide. The aim is to increase tax transparency and eliminate ta...